StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: moth

Male Emperor moth [Saturnia pavonia], sadly deceased. [the grid is 5mm squares]. However, it is a splendid example, note the branched antenna and prominent eye-spots. Found in the garden after a very cold night, it was not actually frosty, but close enough. {apparently, the female has smooth antenna, and although there are eye spots, her colouration would be far greyer, almost monotone}. . en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturnia_pavonia

small, light coloured moth photographed on the concrete wall. the wings seem almost translucent. 5 days later [ie 13 July 2024] - further research has suggested that it is a Muslin Footman - Nudaria mundana a) - www.naturespot.org.uk/species/muslin-footman b) - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nudaria_mundana

White plume moth [Pterophorus pentadactyla] First time I've seen one of these, sadly, I think that this one has lost some wing length to a bird. {I released it after taking this image, and it flew - rather badly - some distance away before I lost sight of it}

This hairy beast was found sauntering down our driveway, just before a car was due home. Removed for safety and identification ... Drinker moth, Euthrix potatoria caterpillar :- It is probably about to pupate, given how lethargic it was, and especially with darkened colouration. Released to some nice long grass that isn't going to be cut ... note : the grid is 5mm squares

Antler Moth [Cerapteryx graminis]. Resting after being removed from inside the living room window, flew away after a couple of minutes. [added to groups [5 gps, mostly lepidoptra] on 9Jan2023, when only 5 visits had been recorded]

Desiccated specimen found a few days before being imaged, source ??? wingspan = 19mm, which is less than the 30 to 32 I was expecting. Based on the underside pattern, I think this is an example of a Lead Belle [Scotopteryx mucronata], or possibly the very similar July Belle [S. luridata]. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotopteryx_mucronata

A very colourful and hairy individual wander in the grass After a bit of a search, I think this is probably a Drinker [moth] caterpillar. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euthrix_potatoria butterfly-conservation.org/moths/drinker

Looks like a dingy shell moth, Euchoeca nebulata en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euchoeca

A common swift resting in the car. [Korscheltellus lupulina] Seeing this was another first for me (3 of 3) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_swift_moth

A common swift resting in the car. [Korscheltellus lupulina] Seeing this was another first for me (2 of 3 & NIF) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_swift_moth

A common swift resting in the car. [Korscheltellus lupulina] Seeing this was another first for me (1 of 3) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_swift_moth I may try & crop this to zoom in on the moth.

Mother-of-pearl [Pleuroptya ruralis] { I will try to supplement this with a gimped / zoomed in version, as these have a lovely pattern on the wings} en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patania_ruralis

What I think is a Green Carpet [Colostygia pectinataria]. It was found already dead, caught in a spider's web in the corner of the greenhouse. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colostygia_pectinataria

This one was hard to identify. On the basis of the wing pattern I initially thought it was a Bloxworth snout [Hypena obsitalis] but the head is wrong - no snout ! After consulting with the regional / county moth recorder, what I had here was a Common Marbled Carpet [Dysstroma truncata] but with one of the rarer variations in colouring. [4 of 4] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_marbled_carpet

This one was hard to identify. On the basis of the wing pattern I initially thought it was a Bloxworth snout [Hypena obsitalis] but the head is wrong - no snout ! After consulting with the regional / county moth recorder, what I had here was a Common Marbled Carpet [Dysstroma truncata] but with one of the rarer variations in colouring. [3 of 4] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_marbled_carpet

This one was hard to identify. On the basis of the wing pattern I initially thought it was a Bloxworth snout [Hypena obsitalis] but the head is wrong - no snout ! After consulting with the regional / county moth recorder, what I had here was a Common Marbled Carpet [Dysstroma truncata] but with one of the rarer variations in colouring. [2 of 4] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_marbled_carpet

This one was hard to identify. On the basis of the wing pattern I initially thought it was a Bloxworth snout [Hypena obsitalis] but the head is wrong - no snout ! After consulting with the regional / county moth recorder, what I had here was a Common Marbled Carpet [Dysstroma truncata] but with one of the rarer variations in colouring. [1 of 4] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_marbled_carpet

One of the yellow underwing moths, a little worse for wear on the forewing's trailing edges. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noctua_(moth) Having looked at the comparison images on that Wiki page, N.pronuba is the most likely identification. However, it seems a little small, even under the glass that was used to catch it. After capturing the image it was released back outside.