Mostly Moths 2019

Not one I'm familiar with Nige but certainly match Google images ... good spot & great pics!

Wow, fabulous photos Nigel, ours come along in April & I had some in the moth traps but not seen them in nature this year. You'll be looking out for them now. There are others in the same family that are fond of cornflower type flowers & different ones around the Cow parsley type.

Amazing moth and photos Nige, well spotted.

Good to see you back Alan (missed you!) & looks like you've got the same one as Nigel. Their antennae are certainly impressive!

Pupa brought over by neighbour who dug it up a few weeks back whilst gardening emerged overnight ... lovely Large Yellow Underwing which obligingly flew & landed on another neighbours gravel with it's underskirts on display!

Another bonus was finding this Common Swift on house wall

Well done Wendy. I had a caterpillar back in April on my Rose bush that I raised & amazingly turned into a Pupa & hatched out a couple of days ago. It turned out to be a Garden Rose Tortrix which I suppose is what you'd expect, this is the caterpillar on the rose leaf 11 April

then still growing on 23 April

It disappeared into a rolled up leaf & came out like this

Final photo taken after transfer onto Rose leaf in the garden. Lets hope the Tits didn't eat it straight away!

Great stuff H, I still find it most exciting wondering what will emerge when pupa is unknown ... still waiting for Elephant HM & possible Privet HM to break out, maybe I'm a bit optimistic bringing them in from shed already, could be another month yet!

I've had the Elephant HM already & Privet won't be long either, so fingers crossed for you.

Another neighbour came bearing gift today in the form of Lesser Yellow Underwing caterpillar which is close to full pupation size of 40mm ... newest incumbent in pot on my dining table!