MOTHS

All the other creepy crawlies and animals that interact with your garden and the countryside
Willpar
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Have seen the Jersey one a week or so ago. Very nice Snappy.
SnappyMac
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Willpar wrote: Thu Jul 31, 2025 8:50 am Have seen the Jersey one a week or so ago. Very nice Snappy.
They are nice to see William, very colourful.
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Mint Moth (Pyrausta aurata)

Photo taken in the garden.

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Mint Moth (Pyrausta aurata) by SnappyMac, on Flickr

Species Information: https://butterfly-conservation.org/moths/mint-moth
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Cinnabar moth caterpillar (Tyria jacobaeae) - On Common Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea)

Photo taken: Grimthorpe Castle and Gardens, Lincolnshire https://grimsthorpe.co.uk/

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Cinnabar moth caterpillar (Tyria jacobaeae) - On Common Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) by SnappyMac, on Flickr

Species Information: https://butterfly-conservation.org/moths/cinnabar
TrevLincs
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We regularly have a couple of these in our tiny garden :)
SnappyMac wrote: Thu Jul 31, 2025 2:41 pm Mint Moth (Pyrausta aurata)

Photo taken in the garden.

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Mint Moth (Pyrausta aurata) by SnappyMac, on Flickr

Species Information: https://butterfly-conservation.org/moths/mint-moth
TrevLincs
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As it took me 68 years before I saw a Hummingbird Hawk Moth, I am not holding out hopes of seeing a Jersey Tiger :D
Willpar wrote: Thu Jul 31, 2025 8:50 am Have seen the Jersey one a week or so ago. Very nice Snappy.
SnappyMac
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TrevLincs wrote: Thu Jul 31, 2025 8:59 pm We regularly have a couple of these in our tiny garden
They are the only small moth I recognise, nice to see about.
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TrevLincs wrote: Thu Jul 31, 2025 9:44 pm As it took me 68 years before I saw a Hummingbird Hawk Moth, I am not holding out hopes of seeing a Jersey Tiger :D
You never know... :laugh:
PimperneBloke
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Stopped at the olds after work today, and ta-daaaah! 😁
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Linda257
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PimperneBloke wrote: Sun Aug 03, 2025 3:46 pm Stopped at the olds after work today, and ta-daaaah! 😁
I think you pre-booked an appointment :rofl:
Pardon the Scottish accent
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