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Post by nomad on May 26, 2017 16:05:35 GMT
Adela croesella male resting on one of the foodplants Wild Privet in the early Morning on chalk Downland. A local species in the UK.  |
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Post by nomad on May 28, 2017 7:15:36 GMT
Sometimes its nice to find old acquaintances. I had not seen the well named Chimney Sweeper moth, Odezia atrata, Linnaeus, 1758 in the Ancient Forest since the late 1970s, some 38 years ago but recently found a small colony there among the foodplant, pignut, Conopodium majus, a welcome sight. The moth flies in the daytime and is very hard to approach with the camera.  |
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Post by nomad on May 28, 2017 9:13:35 GMT
Marbled Orchard Tortrix, Hedya nubiferana Haworth, 1811. One of a number of the smaller moths (Micros) that are camouflaged to resemble a bird-dropping. Ancient woodland where the larvae feed on Hawthorn and Blackthorn.  |
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Post by nomad on May 31, 2017 7:13:38 GMT
Here are some more of my images of the more frequent of the British endemic Burnet Moths.  Zygaena trifolii decreta. Bentley Wood, Wiltshire. July 2014.  Mating pair of Zygaena trifolii paulustrella, one of which is f. minoides. Cotswolds. June 2016.  Zygaena trifolii paulustrella Wiltshire Downland.  Zygaena trifolii paulustrella Wiltshire Downland confluent spots resting on Plantago media (Hoary Plantain)  Zygaena filpendulae stephensi. Lowland Meadow, Wiltshire. June 2016.  Zygaena filpendulae stephensi. Salisbury plain. July 2015. |
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Post by nomad on May 31, 2017 7:21:10 GMT
This is the beautiful metallic green Cistus Forester Adscita geryon Hübner, [1813] of the Zygaenidae » Procridinae family ; photographed on the Wiltshire Chalk Downland in June. The larvae feed on common rock-rose, Helianthemum nummularium.   |
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Post by nomad on May 31, 2017 7:24:59 GMT
The attractive Micro moth, Scoparia pyralella of the Crambidae » Scopariinae family which is found in a variety of habitats. This one was found on a steep limestone bank in the Cotswolds in June  |
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Post by nomad on Aug 8, 2018 9:23:35 GMT
Lace Border, Scopula ornata Scopoli, 1763. Geometridae » Sterrhinae. This very pretty moth has declined in Britain, it once had a scattered but local distribution on the Chalk and limestone grassland in Southern England but it is now regarded as a scarce species, being mainly confined to the North Downs of Surrey and Kent. The larva feed on Wild Thyme, Thymus species and Wild Marjoram, Origanum vulgare. Scopula ornata. Denbies Hillside, North Downs, Surrey, August and the habitat.    |
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Post by nomad on Aug 14, 2018 18:52:29 GMT
I have added some better images in the last post, showing the lovely Scopula ornata.
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Post by Adam Cotton on Aug 14, 2018 21:07:43 GMT
Lovely indeed, thanks for posting these superb photos.
Adam.
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Post by nomad on Aug 15, 2018 9:18:29 GMT
Red-tipped Clearwing, Synanthedon formicaeformis Esper,1782. Sesiidae. Having only found one previously, it was nice to able to photograph a better example. In Britain it is local species of wetland habitats where the larva feed on salix species. This one was found enjoying the sun shine in a meadow on the edge of a local lake in June.   |
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Post by nomad on May 8, 2019 14:07:16 GMT
The Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria Knoch, 1781 is a very pretty species, that is fairly common, the larvae feeding on bedstraw Galium species, like many of its allies. This one was photographed in Savernake Forest, Wiltshire.  |
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