Well here goes, for better or worse, another year of moths. The old thread is here https://community.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/f/all-creatures/196070/mostly-moths-2018/1221500#1221500
To start us off a couple of silly ones that came to greet the first trap of the year on the night of the 1st to 2nd january. It was around 6-7°C all night & frosts ever since so I gave it a go.
A Double-striped Pug
& same one closed
& White Speck
Nothing earth-shattering, but a start!
Best wishes
Hazel in Southwest France
WendyBartter said:Have moved on now to count the larvae!!!
I trust you didn't arrive at a higher number than eggs!
Will they grow up and pupate this year or overwinter?
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2013 photos & vids here
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Overwintered this Buff-tip moth pupa which came from a caterpillar someone rescued at Local nature reserve on 21st September last year, pupated the same day before I even got a pic of larva!! It eclosed sometime last night, discovered it at midnight!
Incredible impression of a piece of broken twig
Very beautiful with spread wings
Scary face though
Also had this tiny micro moth flying around til it landed on my tablet ... then into a pot! Lol
About 6 or 7 mm
Even more scary face
Maybe H can tell me what variety it is??
Funnily enough I had one like it in the bathroom last night, I think it's a Tineidae familly & probably "Tinea pellionella"
Here's mine
Another one that lives on unmentionables!
Ha ha Ha, thanks for ID! Won't go hungry here then! Did wonder why it tried to double-back inside when I put it out the front door! Lol
Shame I evicted mine H ... could have posted it to you!
Loads of these on the West Pennine Moors at the weekend. I was attracted by the metallic wings and huge antennae, but it was only when I got these home and could see the iridescent wings were scaly that I realised they were moths and not flies. I think they are Green Longhorns