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Grey Birch Aethalura punctulata

02/05/2023: Actinic trap; Hockenhull Platts Nature Reserve, near Chester.

I did not see a single Grey Birch at Hockenhull Platts last year, but so far this time I have a total of 7, including this mating pair, found on an Alder trunk about ten yards from the trap. I assume that the larger of the two is the female, with markings resembling the insect I mistakenly identified as an Engrailed a few days ago, while the other, smaller individual clearly shows the four dark marks along the edge of the forewing. Is this difference consistent, I wonder?

More details
www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/aethalura-punctulata
species.nbnatlas.org/species/NHMSYS0021144260

Site 1
Early Tooth-striped (1)
Grey Birch (3) (+ 2 in cop. on nearby tree)
May Highflyer (1)

Site 2
Brimstone Moth (1)
Chocolate-tip (1)
Hebrew Character (1)
Herald (1)
Seraphim (1)
Swallow Prominent (1)

Taken on: May 3, 2023

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Hockenhull

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Sets appears in: • Geometridae • Hockenhull Platts 2023: Moths more » • Hockenhull Platts Macro Moths 2022-23 • May Moths « less

Groups appears in: • British Lepidoptera • BBC Springwatch (Official) more » • Moths UK • Butterflies and Moths of Great Britain & Ireland • UK Butterflies, Moths and Caterpillars • Cheshire Wildlife Trust • Geometridae, Drepaidae and Thyatiridae Moths - Mittarit • Amateur Entomologists' Society « less

Camera: Olympus E-M5MarkIII, f/5.6, 1/80 sec, 60mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Olympus E-M5MarkIII
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.013 sec (1/80)
Focal Length:	60mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 21.0 (Windows)
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