I put the LED travel moth trap out in the Calhau Grande garden every night while in Madeira and had a few moths but only two or three species a night. However a nice little sample and a few lifers in there and a couple of examples of Atlantic island endemics.
Striped Hawkmoth
Banded Sable, Spoladea recurvalis
Chevron Snout, Hypena lividalis
Scarce Bordered Straw
The Wedgling- one I'm familiar with from the Azores
Double-striped Pug
Herpetogramma dorsipunctalis
Selania leplastriana
Bugloss Ermine, Ethmia bipunctella
Silver-spotted Veneer, Euchromius ocellea
Can't work this one out 210224 update looks like another Traveller- see comments and also here. An American species.
Pale Mottled Willow
White Speck
Scopula irroata- a Canary Island and Madeira endemic
The Traveller Costaconvexa centrostrigaria
Ascotis fortuna is the closest I can get to this. An Atlantic island endemic.
Nice spot
Your mystery moth? Try Many lined? It looks ok but not sure if it occurs in Madiera or if there are very similar look a likes...
ReplyDeleteHi Stewart, the similar one on Madeira is the Traveller which does fit- here's a match by the looks of it for this specimen https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/costaconvexa-centrostrigaria/
ReplyDeleteMore variable than I thought as I identified one of these correctly too.