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