All the other creepy crawlies and animals that interact with your garden and the countryside
greg
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by greg Sat Jun 06, 2015 12:26 pm
A few new ones from this morning. The first one's a bit of a mouthful - Setaceous Hebrew Character.
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Garden Carpet moth
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Peppered moth
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Jacksparrow
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by Jacksparrow Sat Jun 06, 2015 9:13 pm
First time I've seen one of those. Great stuff Greg.
Placido
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by Placido Sat Jun 06, 2015 9:59 pm
Oh, love the Peppered Moth
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You showed us a 'Hebrew Character' previously, I think. The name just stuck ......
greg
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by greg Sat Jun 06, 2015 10:42 pm
Placido wrote: Oh, love the Peppered Moth
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You showed us a 'Hebrew Character' previously, I think. The name just stuck ......
A Setaceous Hebrew Character is a different moth
nuthatch
Posts: 3706 Joined: Wed Jun 11, 2014 8:51 amLocation: west East-Midlands
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by nuthatch Sun Jun 07, 2015 6:52 am
I like the one with specs on
Placido
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by Placido Sun Jun 07, 2015 12:03 pm
greg wrote: Placido wrote: Oh, love the Peppered Moth
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You showed us a 'Hebrew Character' previously, I think. The name just stuck ......
A Setaceous Hebrew Character is a different moth
Oh right
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Just looked up 'setaceous' in my grandad's dictionary - "bristly"
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Actually, they all look a bit bristly to me
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greg
Posts: 345 Joined: Sat Dec 27, 2014 11:52 pmLocation: Near Cannock Chase
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by greg Sun Jun 07, 2015 9:00 pm
Here's a few more new ones....
Cinnabar moth.
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Muslin moth.
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Small Phoenix.
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nuthatch
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by nuthatch Mon Jun 08, 2015 6:39 am
The Cinnabar looks snazzy
greg
Posts: 345 Joined: Sat Dec 27, 2014 11:52 pmLocation: Near Cannock Chase
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by greg Mon Jun 15, 2015 9:08 am
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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I like the one with specs on .
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