S Hughes
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Are you sure this is a Winter Moth
and not a Mottled Umber?
and not a Mottled Umber?
December 16, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Are you sure this is a Winter Moth
and not a Mottled Umber?
and not a Mottled Umber?
Possibly a very worn Feathered Gothic
October 11, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Possibly a very worn Feathered Gothic
Acleris variegana, Garden Rose Tortrix, they come in various forms including a dark one
October 7, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Acleris variegana, Garden Rose Tortrix, they come in various forms including a dark one
Keep an eye on it then and you might get to see a female like this one which emerged from that cocoon.
September 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Keep an eye on it then and you might get to see a female like this one which emerged from that cocoon.
She might be if it’s still occupied but that male could well have emerged from it.
September 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
She might be if it’s still occupied but that male could well have emerged from it.
I think that is more likely a cocoon than a batch of eggs, it looks very similar to this vacated one.
September 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I think that is more likely a cocoon than a batch of eggs, it looks very similar to this vacated one.
The first moth is a female Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, not a Lesser Yellow Underwing
September 20, 2025 at 9:36 AM
The first moth is a female Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, not a Lesser Yellow Underwing
Scarce Bordered Straw
September 18, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Scarce Bordered Straw
I’m no expert and I’ve never seen one but it might be worth checking that Flame Shoulder, it might be Radford’s Flame Shoulder but I could be wrong.
September 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I’m no expert and I’ve never seen one but it might be worth checking that Flame Shoulder, it might be Radford’s Flame Shoulder but I could be wrong.
The moth is Lunar Underwing and the beetles are probably Aphodius rufipes a dung beetle.
September 13, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The moth is Lunar Underwing and the beetles are probably Aphodius rufipes a dung beetle.
It’s September Thorn not Canary-shouldered Thorn
September 6, 2025 at 11:02 AM
It’s September Thorn not Canary-shouldered Thorn
Could the green one be Herald?
September 2, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Could the green one be Herald?
Setaceous Hebrew Character
August 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Setaceous Hebrew Character