when I was a student in Bristol we used to get Death's Head Hawkmoths flying into my hall of residence a lot:
http://www.warbler.phytoconsult.nl/vlinders/images/dhvlinder-5191.jpg
― Grandpont Genie, Tuesday, 26 June 2007 14:45 (sixteen years ago) link
Freaky bastards those ones.
― NickB, Tuesday, 26 June 2007 14:47 (sixteen years ago) link
I feel sorry for moths coz of the whole moon navigation humans invent electric lights fuckup thing.
― Grandpont Genie, Tuesday, 26 June 2007 14:48 (sixteen years ago) link
I don't quite understand the moon navigation thing. Are they actually trying to fly to the moon? Don't they know nuffink?
― NickB, Tuesday, 26 June 2007 14:51 (sixteen years ago) link
think parallax, Nick.
― Grandpont Genie, Tuesday, 26 June 2007 14:52 (sixteen years ago) link
moths are awesome, but like butterflies, if they fly near me I totally lose my shit
― Curt1s Stephens, Tuesday, 26 June 2007 14:56 (sixteen years ago) link
Just been reading up on parallax in Wikipedia. If moths can understand that shit, I truly doff my cap.
The emperor moth is a good one, it has a scary koala face on it that frightens off birds:
http://www.daviv.com/images/female_emperor_moth_02_s.jpg
Just to make sure to freak predators out, it's got a second pair of eyes on the underwing:
http://ukmoths.org.uk/images/1643Emperor2.jpg
― NickB, Tuesday, 26 June 2007 15:10 (sixteen years ago) link
Big moth strikes again.
― emil.y, Tuesday, 26 June 2007 16:39 (sixteen years ago) link
It's not a moth, but this fellow lives around my building in the hundreds:
http://k41.pbase.com/u26/chrishadden/upload/43464696.cockchaferbeetle.jpg
It's the wonderfully-named Cockchafer.
― Mark C, Tuesday, 26 June 2007 21:16 (sixteen years ago) link
Love all the flutterbies.
― Trayce, Wednesday, 27 June 2007 00:58 (sixteen years ago) link
Not sure why I'm not more freaked out by moths; I despise all kinds of insects. Maybe I feel sorry for them, they're so slow-moving.
― calstars, Wednesday, 27 June 2007 02:02 (sixteen years ago) link
for me it's because moths are beautiful, and they don't play the crawl-really-fast-all-over-the-floor-and-freak-the-shit-out-of-me game.
― Curt1s Stephens, Wednesday, 27 June 2007 02:04 (sixteen years ago) link
Saw an amazing moth on the window the other day. Larger than most. (Sort of) Red admiralish colours on its underside. Went outside to have a look and the top was all pale browns, barely noticeable.
― djh, Sunday, 2 September 2012 17:42 (eleven years ago) link
Recommend any books about moths? (For identifying UK moths and/or a good read).
― djh, Saturday, 6 July 2013 19:17 (ten years ago) link
How do I post photos on here? (That are on my computer). Thanks.
― djh, Tuesday, 16 July 2013 19:14 (ten years ago) link
you need to upload them to a hosting site
i use Photobucket a lot, it's free and seems pretty easy. other people will probably have their own recommendations.
― the SI unit of ignorance (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 16 July 2013 19:16 (ten years ago) link
<a href="http://s1313.photobucket.com/user/cochlear_nerve/media/CornwallampNorfolk2013692_zps82464fe1.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1313.photobucket.com/albums/t550/cochlear_nerve/CornwallampNorfolk2013692_zps82464fe1.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo CornwallampNorfolk2013692_zps82464fe1.jpg"/></a>
― djh, Tuesday, 16 July 2013 19:57 (ten years ago) link
http://i1313.photobucket.com/albums/t550/cochlear_nerve/CornwallampNorfolk2013692_zps82464fe1.jpg
― djh, Tuesday, 16 July 2013 19:58 (ten years ago) link
http://i1313.photobucket.com/albums/t550/cochlear_nerve/CornwallampNorfolk2013691_zps9df96fdc.jpg
― djh, Tuesday, 16 July 2013 19:59 (ten years ago) link
Thanks Noodle Vague.
― djh, Tuesday, 16 July 2013 20:00 (ten years ago) link
thanks for the cool pics!
― the SI unit of ignorance (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 16 July 2013 20:01 (ten years ago) link
second one looks like a cabbage moth?
― the SI unit of ignorance (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 16 July 2013 20:06 (ten years ago) link
i recently stumbled across this site that chronicles one person's adventures into home sericulture, also has a bunch of information about what common silkworms look like once they turn into moths and other varieties of moths that produce silk filament - like luna moths. it's WORMSPIT.COM so how could you not be intrigued
― ⚓ (elmo argonaut), Tuesday, 16 July 2013 20:07 (ten years ago) link
Step one in my plan to become a moth geek ... Armed with my New Holland Concise Butterfly and Moth Guide.
Haven't been able to identify either.
― djh, Tuesday, 16 July 2013 20:09 (ten years ago) link
i've just flicked thru my Collins Gem - here's a pic of a cabbage moth
http://ukmoths.org.uk/images/2154Mamestra_brassicaeIK.jpg
― the SI unit of ignorance (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 16 July 2013 20:10 (ten years ago) link
Nice one. There is a lot of cabbage in the garden ...
― djh, Tuesday, 16 July 2013 20:22 (ten years ago) link
other one maybe a red necked footman?
http://www.suffolkmoths.org.uk/newsletters/40/MD_RNFootman.jpg
― the SI unit of ignorance (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 16 July 2013 20:35 (ten years ago) link
Cheers. That hint then a google image search suggests it is a Common Footman.
― djh, Tuesday, 16 July 2013 20:44 (ten years ago) link
cool, i thought i was off
― the SI unit of ignorance (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 16 July 2013 20:45 (ten years ago) link
second one looks very much like a silver y-wing without the eponymous mark (perhaps folded away)
― imago, Tuesday, 16 July 2013 21:42 (ten years ago) link
but yeah, cabbage moth probably closely related
― imago, Tuesday, 16 July 2013 21:43 (ten years ago) link
What would make you think it *isn't* a cabbage moth? (Genuine, non-snarky question - not really sure what I'm looking for).
― djh, Tuesday, 16 July 2013 22:02 (ten years ago) link
oh i'm willing to believe it is. moth taxonomy not my forte
― imago, Tuesday, 16 July 2013 22:03 (ten years ago) link
Didn't get a photo but White Plumes are freaky/beautiful.
― djh, Wednesday, 17 July 2013 21:09 (ten years ago) link
http://i1313.photobucket.com/albums/t550/cochlear_nerve/746c1e1d-adc9-4f42-a2d2-db02aaf161a8_zps215f3cdf.jpg
― djh, Friday, 19 July 2013 19:51 (ten years ago) link
Springwatch Guide to Butterflies and Moths tonight at 2100 on BBC2:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b037k5vp
― djh, Friday, 26 July 2013 19:44 (ten years ago) link
A Privet Hawkmoth prevails against tyranny:
http://i.imgur.com/jX3BmWu.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/SmJ0PIM.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/P2hD1aq.jpg
We also get Hummingbird Hawkmoths here - I'll try to upload one soon
― imago, Wednesday, 14 August 2013 15:23 (ten years ago) link
Let it not be said that he does not deliver (and deliver, it transpires, himself):
http://i.imgur.com/jWEWhxo.jpg
― imago, Friday, 16 August 2013 15:48 (ten years ago) link
is that the same type of moth in the first three photos? a couple that resemble that first photo but not the other two have been hanging around in my house for a few days now, weirdly lumpy looking when viewed side on. we're not too bothered about getting rid of them but i suppose if they breed things could get a bit horrifying.
― SKYLER FFS SKYLER SKYLER SKYLER (Merdeyeux), Friday, 16 August 2013 15:59 (ten years ago) link
the last is a hummingbird hawkmoth. the first 3 photos contain a privet hawkmoth, or Sphinx, which has a sepulchral aspect and a shrouded, hunched form at rest, although its hindwings are brightly striped orange-pink and black and will be visible in flight as such. the body is striped more finely in similar colours. you need not be alarmed, unless you fear portents
― imago, Friday, 16 August 2013 16:03 (ten years ago) link
these moths are the simple pish of mothkind though - like identifying a flamingo or a kingfisher. not even sport - dilettantish indulgence perhaps
― imago, Friday, 16 August 2013 16:05 (ten years ago) link
http://i1313.photobucket.com/albums/t550/cochlear_nerve/CornwallampNorfolk2013699_zps7d7cf21a.jpg
― djh, Sunday, 18 August 2013 19:38 (ten years ago) link
http://i1313.photobucket.com/albums/t550/cochlear_nerve/CornwallampNorfolk2013702_zps9f2d43f8.jpg
http://i1313.photobucket.com/albums/t550/cochlear_nerve/CornwallampNorfolk2013709_zps54a0fbf0.jpg
― djh, Sunday, 18 August 2013 19:44 (ten years ago) link
Am not very skilled at identification ...
― djh, Monday, 19 August 2013 20:06 (ten years ago) link
Mother of Pearl for the last of these, maybe?
― djh, Monday, 19 August 2013 20:11 (ten years ago) link
The first of those three is a Silver Y, apparently.
― djh, Monday, 19 August 2013 22:18 (ten years ago) link
http://i1313.photobucket.com/albums/t550/cochlear_nerve/Northumberlandandbeyond332_zpsc527006a.jpg
― djh, Tuesday, 17 June 2014 21:32 (nine years ago) link
<a href="http://s1313.photobucket.com/user/cochlear_nerve/media/Northumberlandandbeyond332_zpsc527006a.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1313.photobucket.com/albums/t550/cochlear_nerve/Northumberlandandbeyond332_zpsc527006a.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo Northumberlandandbeyond332_zpsc527006a.jpg"/></a>
― djh, Tuesday, 17 June 2014 21:33 (nine years ago) link
― djh, Tuesday, 17 June 2014 21:34 (nine years ago) link
six spot burnet moth innit
― john wahey (NickB), Tuesday, 17 June 2014 21:34 (nine years ago) link
Got there eventually. Is there any way of deleting posts?
I think so, NickB.
― djh, Tuesday, 17 June 2014 21:37 (nine years ago) link
you could ask a mod but srsly its not worth the bother, yours or theirs
have got loads of six spot burnets at my allotment at the moment, they have this beautiful crimson underwing when they fly off
― john wahey (NickB), Tuesday, 17 June 2014 21:42 (nine years ago) link
<a href="http://s1313.photobucket.com/user/cochlear_nerve/media/SomeswallowssomemothsDorset2014012_zps023442aa.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1313.photobucket.com/albums/t550/cochlear_nerve/SomeswallowssomemothsDorset2014012_zps023442aa.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo SomeswallowssomemothsDorset2014012_zps023442aa.jpg"/></a>
― djh, Monday, 15 September 2014 20:54 (nine years ago) link
http://i1313.photobucket.com/albums/t550/cochlear_nerve/SomeswallowssomemothsDorset2014012_zps023442aa.jpg
http://i1313.photobucket.com/albums/t550/cochlear_nerve/SomeswallowssomemothsDorset2014014_zpsbfc6b18e.jpg
― djh, Monday, 15 September 2014 20:55 (nine years ago) link
http://i1313.photobucket.com/albums/t550/cochlear_nerve/SomeswallowssomemothsDorset2014016_zps86f68ca5.jpg
http://i1313.photobucket.com/albums/t550/cochlear_nerve/SomeswallowssomemothsDorset2014018_zpsb8f89cc2.jpg
http://i1313.photobucket.com/albums/t550/cochlear_nerve/SomeswallowssomemothsDorset2014021_zps03ef1252.jpg
― djh, Monday, 15 September 2014 20:56 (nine years ago) link
orange swift mothdunnoold lady perhaps?brimstonedunno
― john wahey (NickB), Monday, 15 September 2014 21:39 (nine years ago) link
http://tpittaway.tripod.com/silk/s_pav_a3.jpg
^ emperor moth, still the greatest
― john wahey (NickB), Monday, 15 September 2014 21:52 (nine years ago) link
Nice one, Nick B. Good call on the Old Lady.
― djh, Tuesday, 16 September 2014 06:28 (nine years ago) link
always assume that large brown patterned ones are silver y-wings even when they're not haha
― imago, Tuesday, 16 September 2014 08:46 (nine years ago) link
whatever it is, it's a really tatty specimen. looks likes it's been pecked by a bird or something
― john wahey (NickB), Tuesday, 16 September 2014 08:57 (nine years ago) link
The tatty moth was *massive*.
― djh, Tuesday, 16 September 2014 16:36 (nine years ago) link