Author Topic: Marvellous Moths (Read 101681 times)

Pingu · « **Reply #75 on:** 02 August, 2014, 05:27:17 pm »

IMG_3625 by The Pingus, on Flickr

Pingu · « **Reply #76 on:** 02 September, 2014, 11:04:33 pm »

What sort of moth is this?

IMG_3948 by The Pingus, on Flickr

T42 · « **Reply #77 on:** 06 September, 2014, 09:38:07 pm »

Hummingbird Hawk Moth

These were shot at 1/3200 sec and the wings are still a bit blurred.

Peter · « **Reply #78 on:** 07 September, 2014, 07:05:19 pm »

Quote from: Pingu on 02 September, 2014, 11:04:33 pm

What sort of moth is this?

IMG_3948 by The Pingus, on Flickr

Pingu, is that in mainland Europe? The clubbed antennae suggest it may be a butterfly; there is the odd one that rests with its wings like a moth. The colour suggests a tiger moth but its not one I've seen and the santennae look huge.

Peter

Pingu · « **Reply #79 on:** 07 September, 2014, 08:42:49 pm »

SE France, Peter.

Pingu · « **Reply #80 on:** 07 September, 2014, 08:50:39 pm »

Found it, I think: Zygaena fausta

Peter · « **Reply #81 on:** 07 September, 2014, 09:04:30 pm »

Thanks, pingu. The feelers reminded me of the British burnet moth, but that's all! What a wonderful creature.

Riggers · « **Reply #82 on:** 23 September, 2014, 02:01:41 pm »

More moths than you can shake a stick at. Over 30 pages of them!!!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/itchydogimages/sets/72157629886999965/

Riggers · « **Reply #83 on:** 23 September, 2014, 02:25:09 pm »

And … ahem, click on the VIEW ALL ALBUMS Oh … my … goodness … me!! Sheer delight!

scott · « **Reply #84 on:** 24 November, 2014, 05:30:46 pm »

Lots of nice pictures here, everyone. I hope transpondian moths are OK in this thread...

This one's a geometrid (inchworm) moth that deserves a better name than "Bent-lined Gray."

And here are some Io Moth caterpillars that my wife Robyn released in our back yard, a few nights after the release:

bumper · « **Reply #85 on:** 31 July, 2015, 05:23:05 pm »

not yet a moth

this was crawling on my bike

hawk moth caterpillar

Peter · « **Reply #86 on:** 01 August, 2015, 01:08:05 am »

Lovely picture.

BrianI · « **Reply #87 on:** 03 August, 2015, 11:20:14 am »

Been a while since I had my moth trap out.

So I got it out last night, and got a fair few species:
Plain Golden Y * 2
Dark Arches * 30
Large Yellow Underwing * 21
Crinan Ear * 1
Orange Swift * 2
Heart and Dart* 6
Small Angle Shades * 5
Garden Carpet * 1
Common Wainscot * 1
Angle Shades * 1
Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing * 1
Lesser Swallow Prominent * 1

A few photies:

Orange Swift:

Lesser Swallow Prominent:

Angle Shades:

Pingu · « **Reply #88 on:** 01 December, 2015, 08:18:29 pm »

IMG_3097 by The Pingus, on Flickr

Peter · « **Reply #89 on:** 03 December, 2015, 12:29:17 am »

Think that maybe a winter moth. Brian and Riggers will know!

Riggers · « **Reply #90 on:** 03 December, 2015, 09:04:13 am »

Thanks for that misplaced endorsement Peter. Been looking, and thought it might be a Carmarthenshire moth, but the head's all wrong for that. I have a decent Moth book, but that's at home!