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Cinnabar moth caterpillars
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catmando » July 7th, 2019, 6:31 pm
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saw my first Cinnabar moth caterpillars today, but only a handful of them, just on the one plant too,while there was plenty of ragwort about, just...
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to say what an amount of food they consume, its amazing they don't grow to be much larger than they do :o
even just 2 or 3 can soon strip a plant to...
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Last post by mal71
August 14th, 2019, 9:36 am
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Interesting catch in the Moth trap
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Moriati » August 11th, 2019, 2:06 am
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Amongst the many common and worn out specimens found in the Moth trap this weekend was this sad specimen. Noctuidae Small Ranunculus (Hecatera...
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a great find :)
is that the cultivated lettuce or the wild stuff, like the prickly lettuce etc ?
Apparently, both will do nicely. Given their...
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Last post by Moriati
August 11th, 2019, 8:09 pm
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Mint Moth
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ashgale » August 6th, 2019, 6:47 pm
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my first Mint Moth of the year :?
i'd just got back from a fruitful afternoons walk, and spotted this little gem landing on my mint plant :)
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nice, I shall have to have a look at the mint patch at the top of the garden to see there are any about :)
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Last post by makman
August 9th, 2019, 2:09 pm
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Common Footman
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makman » July 31st, 2019, 9:23 pm
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while looking on Ragwort for Cinnabar caterpillars today, in the sunny spells between showers, we noticed lots of these moths feeding on the...
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we saw quite a number of them on the Ragwort today,
and looking them up, I would go along with your id of them being the Footman Makman :)
an...
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Last post by fungio
August 5th, 2019, 9:36 pm
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New Moth Trap
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Moriati » July 29th, 2019, 1:54 am
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After suffering the demise of my old Moth trap, it became necessary to purchase a replacement. With its arrival co-inciding with the onset of rainy...
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In its simplest form, a moth trap is a bright light behind a white sheet. The downside of this being the need to visit it during operation to record...
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Last post by Moriati
July 31st, 2019, 2:45 am
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Yellow Shell moth ?
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catmando » July 9th, 2019, 4:08 pm
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is this the Yellow Shell Moth ?
found today resting on the outside wall, a search of the net makes me think its a Yellow Shell, but the images of...
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thanks Moriati :) nice to get a moth id right for once :)
we have some cleavers growing among the border plants at the back, which I was going to...
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Last post by catmando
July 13th, 2019, 6:14 pm
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A few moths for early July
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Moriati » July 10th, 2019, 11:57 pm
With mostly favourable weather the past week has seen very good catches in the moth trap. Here is a few for your viewing pleasure:
Willow Beauty...
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Last post by Moriati
July 10th, 2019, 11:57 pm
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Humming Bird Hawk moth
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ashgale » July 8th, 2019, 12:45 pm
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we had this brownish looking moth flying around the garden yesterday afternoon, flying quite fast too, too fast to see what it was,
until later on it...
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despite keeping a look out for the moth, sadly, its not returned yet,
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Last post by ashgale
July 9th, 2019, 9:17 am
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A few moths for the end of June
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Moriati » July 4th, 2019, 12:03 am
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A quick selection from the moth trap to close the month of June.
Old Lady Gall.jpg Heart and Club Gall.jpg European Vine Moth Lobesia botrana...
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quite a dramatic colour difference in those two Box Moths !
I would have thought they were two different species :oops:
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Last post by catmando
July 7th, 2019, 6:29 pm
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Clouded Buff moth ?
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catmando » June 19th, 2019, 5:06 pm
another one from among the heather, I had to take the pics leaning over a wire sheep fence, with the moth about 3mts away, hence not very good images...
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Last post by catmando
June 19th, 2019, 5:06 pm
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help id moth
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sweetrocket » May 21st, 2019, 10:19 pm
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moth on heather.jpg moth id help.jpg
First, apologies for the fuzziness of the image. The moth took off when I tried to get closer. Its colouration...
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not sure if this is the same species or not, spotted among the heather, and like all the moths I try to photograph, very elusive :roll:
anyway, here...
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Last post by catmando
June 19th, 2019, 4:58 pm
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Cinnabar moth
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mary » May 15th, 2019, 4:03 pm
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plenty of these bright coloured little beauties among the grass today :D
there is some interesting info about them here including the catepillars...
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heres a Cinnabar moth I spotted today, (just before we got soaked in a sudden downpour :shock: )
hope the moth found some shelter from it :roll:
one...
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Last post by joboyd
June 9th, 2019, 6:13 pm
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moth for id if possible
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redman » May 30th, 2019, 7:24 pm
a pretty naff photo I know, but can anyone id this moth from it, spotted in a country lane where it settled on the nettles for a second or two before...
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Last post by redman
May 30th, 2019, 7:24 pm
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Plume moth
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Moriati » May 23rd, 2019, 11:41 pm
Just when I thought nothing was more difficult than identifying the solitary bees, along comes another Plume moth. My book lists 40 of them and most...
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Last post by Moriati
May 23rd, 2019, 11:41 pm
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small moth for id
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catmando » May 23rd, 2019, 5:22 pm
help with an id for this smallish moth, about half an inch in length,
which was sat on the outside wall this afternoon,
a search of google has not...
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Last post by catmando
May 23rd, 2019, 5:22 pm
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Box Tree Moth (Cydalima perspectalis)
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Moriati » May 17th, 2019, 1:09 am
Not sure how many of you are familiar with the Box Tree Moth and the devastation it causes to Box topiary work as this is currently a major problem...
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Last post by Moriati
May 17th, 2019, 1:09 am
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Moths Trapped March
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Moriati » March 22nd, 2019, 11:40 pm
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After several weeks of unsettled weather, there was finally a break to enable the moth trap to be run for the first time this month.
Moths caught:...
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Final list of moths trapped during March:
Common Plume (Emmelina monodactyla)
Grey Shoulder-knot (Lithophane ornitopus)
Common Quaker (Orthosia...
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Last post by Moriati
April 2nd, 2019, 1:26 am
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Moth in Water Butt
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Moriati » March 8th, 2019, 10:13 pm
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Due to the prolonged spells of wet and windy weather, it has not been possible to run the moth trap for a while. Never mind. just go fishing instead....
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bonus point for rescuing it :D
i can just imagine seeing (or should that be not seeing ) it, on the bark of a tree being almost invisible with that...
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Last post by mary
March 9th, 2019, 10:00 am
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Moths Trapped February
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Moriati » February 22nd, 2019, 11:37 pm
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After running the moth trap twice a week this month without making a catch, I finally had a result. Today there were two Common Quaker (Orthosia...
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Given the supurb weather, I took the opportunity to run the moth trap again last night and caught another Common Quaker, one Tortricodes alternella,...
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Last post by Moriati
February 24th, 2019, 10:58 pm
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First emergant moth of year 2019
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Moriati » February 15th, 2019, 10:57 pm
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While a few moths get disturbed at any time during the winter months, today I found a tortrix moth in my polytunnel, recently hatched from its...
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its amazing how many species there can be a any small area !
most of which would go unoticed, until one takes the time to look for them :)
'd...
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Last post by ashgale
February 17th, 2019, 10:13 am
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2018 Moth Count
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Moriati » February 1st, 2019, 9:50 pm
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After spending more than six weeks sorting through last years moth records I now have most identified. There are quite a few photos that were too...
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The moth list both surprised and impressed me given that the location is basically an allotment site, although the presence of many mature oaks, ash,...
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Last post by Moriati
February 3rd, 2019, 9:34 pm
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Winter Moth Operophtera brumata
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Moriati » December 8th, 2018, 11:06 pm
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Just when the whole world appeared to have gone into winter hibernation, I found this small moth flying in the Polytunnel, (My private nature...
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3,000 moths ! thats a lot of moths :) and to think my total could be counted on the fingers of both hands :roll:
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Last post by redman
December 10th, 2018, 10:21 am
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a moth for id please
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catmando » August 27th, 2018, 6:20 pm
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spotted this moth today at Budby, i think it maybe one of the Wave moths, but not certain ?
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I was beginning to doubt my original identification as there is another similar moth called Small Blood-vein (Scopula imitaria), but after carefully...
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Last post by Moriati
September 18th, 2018, 2:53 am
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moth cocoon ?
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bizzy » September 16th, 2018, 10:17 am
found this white, papery looking cocoon/chrysalis on a tall grass stem yesterday,
anyone know what it may be ?
i'm just guessing its a moth of some...
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Last post by bizzy
September 16th, 2018, 10:17 am
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Moths trapped recently
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Moriati » September 6th, 2018, 2:22 am
Life on the Allotments have started become less hectic as temperatures drop and harvests near completion, so my attention has returned to the moth...
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Last post by Moriati
September 6th, 2018, 2:22 am
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