Mike Powell & myself were in Wiltshire in June and we netted this Pug. I have now wing-carded it. Any suggestions? We originally thought of Bordered Pug but it doesn't seem to fit. Shaded? The habitat was grassy downland.
Sorry for the image (iPhone camera). Cheers
I'd say one of those two... I don't suppose you kept the abdomen?
ReplyDeleteDave, The abdomen resembled Shaded, as it didn't have a whitish thorax, more bland light-grey. The habitat suggests both species: downland. I must admit it looks more like Shaded, as the prominent black fiscal spot (as on Bordered) is missing in this specimen.
ReplyDeleteLooks like Shaded to me_ lacks white wing base and fiscal spot of Bordered
ReplyDeleteDiscal not fiscal!
ReplyDeleteI must have been thinking of cash!!
ReplyDeleteNo it's that pesky auto-correct at work again, which caught me out too.
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