2019 December 5

 

   Jeremy Tatum writes:  Well, I suppose I asked for it!   Just when I was beginning to think that I

knew the difference between  Operophtera brumata and O. occidentalis, Jochen Möhr sends a bunch of

 Operophtera  photographs from Metchosin, most of which are shaking my confidence!   In fact,  I

 believe (but I could well be wrong) that all are probably O.  brumata,  though I’m going to label the first

one below as “sp.”,  since it has a small claim to be possibly occcidentalis!

 

  I’d be interested in photographs of females.

 

  Jochen also sends a picture of a Drepanulatrix ­species, presumably either monicaria or secundaria – but let’s just leave that as “sp.” for the time being!

 

Operophtera sp.  (Lep.: Geometridae) Jochen Möhr

 

Operophtera brumata (Lep.: Geometridae)  Jochen Möhr

 

Operophtera brumata (Lep.: Geometridae) Jochen Möhr

 

 

Operophtera brumata (Lep.: Geometridae) Jochen Möhr

 

Operophtera brumata (Lep.: Geometridae) Jochen Möhr

 

Operophtera brumata (Lep.: Geometridae) Jochen Möhr

 

Operophtera brumata (Lep.: Geometridae) Jochen Möhr

 

Drepanulatrix sp. (Lep.: Geometridae) Jochen Möhr