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Cudzoziemiec

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Re: Marvellous Moths
« Reply #100 on: 24 June, 2017, 02:35:28 pm »

I guess it's a butterfly rather than a moth but so what?
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Re: Marvellous Moths
« Reply #101 on: 24 June, 2017, 02:43:02 pm »

David Martin

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Re: Marvellous Moths
« Reply #102 on: 13 July, 2017, 11:33:26 pm »
Spotted these on the White Cliffs today. No idea what most of them are.
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Brimstone?

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Red Admiral

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Peacock

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Re: Marvellous Moths
« Reply #103 on: 14 July, 2017, 12:03:44 am »
I think the top one might be a Large White; the next one down looks like it's a Marbled White. The bottom one looks like a Small Heath or a Meadow Brown; the one above with the ragged wings looks like a Comma.
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Re: Marvellous Moths
« Reply #104 on: 14 July, 2017, 03:38:32 pm »
I don't think it is a comma - too raggety for that and I have seen commas before.
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Re: Marvellous Moths
« Reply #105 on: 23 August, 2017, 09:20:33 pm »
Ermine


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Re: Marvellous Moths
« Reply #106 on: 01 September, 2017, 09:25:36 pm »
Proto-moff, I think.


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Re: Marvellous Moths
« Reply #107 on: 01 September, 2017, 09:33:37 pm »
Or a proto Jack Skellington.
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Re: Marvellous Moths
« Reply #108 on: 01 September, 2017, 09:58:12 pm »
Re Devid Martin's photos, 1: small white (the large white has much blacker markings and is ... larger); 2 marbled white (I think. Not familiar with this species) 3 - red admiral; 4 - peacock; 5 - no idea, but it isn't a comma. The ragged edges of its wings have been caused by damage, not design. 5 - clouded yellow, I think. One source I checked said it is mostly confined to the south, but another said it can be found all over the UK, mostly close to the coasts. My guess is that with climate change, all bets are off with regard to migratory species like this.
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Re: Marvellous Moths
« Reply #109 on: 11 October, 2018, 11:19:16 pm »
Moth hunting with some students (and Dr L from the McMenace )
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DSC_7696 by David Martin, on Flickr A very late July high flyer (or some such)
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DSC_7707 by David Martin, on Flickr A chestnut. Almost a dark chestnut but not quite.
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Re: Marvellous Moths
« Reply #110 on: 16 October, 2018, 04:54:26 pm »
I concluded that this is a comma
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Re: Marvellous Moths
« Reply #111 on: 14 May, 2019, 10:57:49 pm »
White-shouldered house moth?


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Re: Marvellous Moths
« Reply #112 on: 18 June, 2019, 11:32:46 am »
A cinnabar moth this morning

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Re: Marvellous Moths
« Reply #113 on: 29 June, 2019, 10:39:17 am »
This beastie I saw this morning was huge. It first I thought it was a piece of wood. Wingspan at least 10 cm. Mr google suggests it's a privet hawkmoth.

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Re: Marvellous Moths
« Reply #114 on: 29 June, 2019, 07:43:53 pm »
Cool, I've only ever found a dead hawkmoth
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Re: Marvellous Moths
« Reply #115 on: 20 December, 2019, 10:12:05 pm »

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Re: Marvellous Moths
« Reply #116 on: 22 December, 2019, 10:40:18 am »
That's an interesting conundrum, Pingu, hard to tell from the angle of dangle.  ???

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Re: Marvellous Moths
« Reply #117 on: 22 December, 2019, 05:34:09 pm »
This might help. But, it was a) as big as my hand, b) in Cuba

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Re: Marvellous Moths
« Reply #118 on: 22 December, 2019, 08:40:29 pm »
I think that could be an Owl Moth Thysania zenobia  Cramer, 1777

https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Thysania-zenobia  :thumbsup:

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Re: Marvellous Moths
« Reply #119 on: 22 December, 2019, 11:35:21 pm »
 :thumbsup:

I should've said it wasn't in NE Scotland  :)

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Re: Marvellous Moths
« Reply #120 on: 14 April, 2020, 10:05:30 pm »
In our porch tonight.


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Re: Marvellous Moths
« Reply #121 on: 14 June, 2020, 11:15:13 pm »
Ping BrianI!  :)


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Re: Marvellous Moths
« Reply #122 on: 01 July, 2020, 06:26:22 pm »
Ping BrianI!  :)


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Someone suggested Phiaris.

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Re: Marvellous Moths
« Reply #123 on: 01 July, 2020, 06:27:05 pm »
No idea about this one.


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