Andy

This is Synaphe punctalis, a pyralid moth associated with shingle and sand
dunes as well as other dry habitats such as chalk downland. Not a common
species, but it seems to have spread its range in Sussex in recent years.
Nothing to do with privet, the larvae feed on mosses.

Sarah

Andy Horton <Glaucus@...> wrote:
Hello,

Small unidentified moth (probably a common species)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shoreham/2716933801/

From the downs, Shoreham. It could be associated with both Wild Privet and
the garden variety. Small.
It is expected to be a common species, but I failed to identify it before.
Help please?

Mill Hill 2008
http://www.glaucus.org.uk/MillHill2008.html
Shoreham Bank 2008
http://www.glaucus.org.uk/VetchTrail2008.htm

Cheers

Andy Horton
glaucus@...
Adur Valley Nature Notes (including Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex)
http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Adur2008.html
http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Adur2007.html
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