The
speckled footman moth
is scattered throughout europe south to the mediterranean and north africa, and east to siberia.
A late example of the
pyralid moth
orthopygia glaucinalis was at the security lights.
Moth caterpillars.
The slender scotch is the first
burnet moth
to emerge each year.
These in turn produce the number and variety of butterflies and
day-flying moths
which are such a feature of the reserve in summer.
Normally these
day-flying moths
are encountered hovering at flowers - they don't alight to feed.
Clearly, we need to know more about the life history of the
peppered moth.
Moth & butterfly wing scales wing of a
noctuid moth & butterfly wing scales wing of a
noctuid moth
( noctuidae ) showing how the ordinary surface wing scales lie in overlapping rows.
Moth trap, which you are welcome to use, or watch being used, in our garden.
The orchard has many varieties of apple growing well, untroubled by the
codling moth
which is usually a major pest in this country.
Brimstone and white admiral butterflies are frequent in this reserve, which also hosts a number of
scarce moths.
This is the first report on these nature notes pages of a
nocturnal native moth
with a short flying time in july.
Moth larvae
in a small willow bush in front of the house.
Often to be seen at the right time of year is the caterpillar of the
cinnabar moth
feeding on the ragwort.
Moth traps
and see what they attract.
This
day-flying moth
was reported from a number of sites in our area.
Moth trappers.
The
tortrix moth
is a serious pest in some areas, yet rarely seen in some others.
Moth infestation.
One particularly severe pest, which is found throughout tropical, sub-tropical and temperate regions, is the
diamondback moth, plutella xylostella.
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