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Re: MOTHS
Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2015 9:45 pm
by greg
One from last nights trap. This moth is a first for me
It's described as 'when at rest closely resembles a broken Birch twig '.
It's called Buff Tip ( about 30 mm long ).
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Re: MOTHS
Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2015 11:41 am
by Placido
Hooray for A First
Re: MOTHS
Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2015 8:44 pm
by greg
A few more from the trap ..............
Middle barred minor.
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Spruce carpet.
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Dark arches.
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Re: MOTHS
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2015 8:51 am
by greg
Don't know how this one gets its name - it's called a Bee Moth.
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Re: MOTHS
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2015 11:14 am
by nuthatch
greg wrote:Poplar Hawkmoth. A member of the Hawk moth family. Every year I manage to get one of these friendly giants. This one has a wing span of just under 3 inches.
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Egbert
Re: MOTHS
Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2015 1:04 pm
by greg
Got the Moth traps out last night and this morning there were hundreds in it! It was moth heaven for a juvenile robin who circled the area where I was hiding them.
The Yellow Underwings were everywhere. They must have had a party last night !
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Re: MOTHS
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 3:18 pm
by Mike_k
This is a Garden Tiger - never knew we had moths like this and never seen one before.
Garden Tiger Moth by
Michael Kirtley, on Flickr
Re: MOTHS
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 5:38 pm
by greg
I've never caught a Garden Tiger moth. They're on my wish list though !
Re: MOTHS
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 7:17 pm
by Jacksparrow
When I was a lad I found a hairy caterpillar wandering around my garden and decided it would be fun(for me not the caterpillar) to keep it in and old sweet jar. I dutifully fed it cabbage leaves and in due course it turned into a chrysalis. I forget now how long I had to wait for the chrysalis to hatch but eventually it did to reveal a Garden Tiger. Result one very happy dirty kneed schoolboy.
Re: MOTHS
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 8:08 pm
by Mike_k
When I was trying to identify it the description said it was the most common 'hairy' caterpillar.