Moth ID help!

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karenl
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Moth ID help!

Post by karenl »

Yet more moths :D

Sadly, expired on bedroom window ledge :( - not me, the moth!

Attempted ID - closest I could get was micro - plume moth - Capperia britanniodactyla - /-)

I live in hope

Karen :)
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1497 Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

Until about a decade ago this species was more or less restricted in Cheshire to The Wirral/Chester area; since when it quickly spread across the Cheshire Plain and is now frequently found in gardens throughout the county.

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Tom
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This larva was brought in by someone who found it in a punnet of imported Spanish raspberries, bought from Waitrose. It appears to feed on the raspberries.

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks.

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This has also been sent in by a keen Count Me Inner! We know it's a plume moth, but can anyone help with identifying the species?

Thanks.

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Another caterpillar for identification. I am sticking my neck out and assuming it's a moth, as it doesn't look like any of the butterflies I know. Any help would be much appreciated.

Tom

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anno
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Post by anno »

Oak Eggar (Lasciocampa quercus) would be my guess.....

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Another one. This time a photograph of an adult was emailed to us. My money is on lime hawk moth.
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Post by SteveMcBill »

Tom,

Spot on mate - definitely a Lime Hawk-moth (Mimas tiliae).

Steve

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