hi Crispin
i am no expert, but MOths of the Uk, differentiates between the scarce and common using the antanae, with the scarce forester having a tapered end, and also a lack of feathering on the last 3 segment of the blade on the male, not sure if that helps,
Pat

hi Sally
i think it might be a belted beauty moth caterpillar, from a picture in MOths of Great Britain, but i am no expert,
Pat

hi
i am no expert,
but i think the first may be the fox moth caterpillar, the 2nd maybe the garden tiger one, and the 3rd possibly a hawkmoth, if the thing at the end is a spike, but i am not sure about the spike,
hope that helps,
Pat

hi
i think it might be an angle shades moth, caterpillar,
Pat

Hi Dave, many thanks for you identification, I now see the fox caterpillar looks more like the oak eggar, but my book, moths of Great Britain says, the white ermine is mainly SE England, I found this along the canal footpath, along the crinan canal in Argyll, how common is it up here, and what did y...

hi I found this today along the banks of the crinan canal, my friend wanted to keep it,to allow her children to see it develop into a coccon, then moth, but i think it might be a fox moth, possibly, and if it is, then the book says it overwinters as a larvae, so possibly better to put it back out ag...

hi shirley
nice pics, nice to see some butterflies, I have seen so few up here in Scotland this year,I also think the first one is a common blue , possibly a female , and the second is a male grayling,
Pat

hi
my friend found this caterpillar in her class, it was one one of her pupils bags, and she has now put it into an ice cream container, and has the class feeding it, can anyone identify it, please
Pat

HI
thanks JKT for your identification
Pat

hi
once again thanks for your help
Pat

hi
many thanks hari
Pat

hi
Many thanks to all for your contributions,
Pat

Hi, some foreign moths, I think
Pat

Hi
here's another one, I dont know
Pat

Hi
I found these when I was recently over in Austria,
can anyone assist in identifying them,
Pat

hi hari
many thanks for the quick identification, not very good on moths, despite doing 2 courses, must try harder, is it really red data book, as my field guide to moths suggests, the broad-bordered white underwing,
had never noticed it before, despite being in that area many times before,
Pat

hi
I found several of these up a hill in the cairngorms this weekend, not very good pics, but hopefully someone can tell me if they are grizzled skippers or some moth, thanks
pat

hi Tymo
thanks very much for the idnetification, im just a beginner at looking at moths, and had to look up my book, to find out it was a green silver lines one, quite a nice moth, have never seen one, to my knowledge , will have to pay more attention,
Pat

hi
my friend found this caterpillar on his wheel, when he was in a car park in the Trossachs, think its probably a moth, but dont know which one, can anyone help
Pat

thanks tymo,
i have a very poor moth knowledge, and had never heard or seen a northern spinach,
Pat