MOTHS

[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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[Placido]

Hooray for A First

[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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[greg]

Don't know how this one gets its name - it's called a Bee Moth.

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[nuthatch]

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

[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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[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

[greg]

I've never caught a Garden Tiger moth. They're on my wish list though !

[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.

[Mike_k]

When I was trying to identify it the description said it was the most common 'hairy' caterpillar.