Snout Moth
Paul Iddon
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This little moth made an appearance last night:
As far as I can determine, it's a snout moth (Hypena proboscidalis). It has two long mouth parts (palps - sensory organs used for 'tasting' nectar sources) which stick out like an upturned nose. Many moths have palps but none so exaggerated as in the Snout. This feature, a forewing length of up to 19mm and a broad triangular wingspan of about 33mm at rest (the second generation tends to be smaller) and its gently hooked wingtips make it one of the easier moths to identify.
Paul.
As far as I can determine, it's a snout moth (Hypena proboscidalis). It has two long mouth parts (palps - sensory organs used for 'tasting' nectar sources) which stick out like an upturned nose. Many moths have palps but none so exaggerated as in the Snout. This feature, a forewing length of up to 19mm and a broad triangular wingspan of about 33mm at rest (the second generation tends to be smaller) and its gently hooked wingtips make it one of the easier moths to identify.
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There are various Snout Moths in the subfamily Hypeninae. Most of them have two-part names, e.g. Buttoned Snout, but this is the plain Snout, Hypena proboscidalis.
Quite a comprehensive set of images.
Harold
I've never photographed one before, so a good result.
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Haha, thaks SB
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Thanks Wayne
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Ta Brian
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Thank you Ian
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