Great ovum photos Pete.

Sticking my neck firmly in the air I will plum for:-

4/ Silver-studded Blue


Cheers

Colin

They say the proof of the pudding etc... As Pete was writing his last report I was out at a very wet and windy Noar Hill searching for my first Brown Haistreak Ova. Can you imagine my delight when I actually counted four. Definitely exciting and a good way to walk off the excesses of the festive sea...

I think the changes made to the website are indeed very professional and it never ceases to amaze me how Pete manages to improve on what to me is perfection.
Great work Pete, I await to see what brainwave you come up with next.

Cheers

Colin

Could be wrong Dave but have to say it looks like a Common Wainscot to me.
You can see it at-http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=224

Hope this helps

Cheers

Colin

Well Oy I will settle for Wall Butterfly and I would have settled to get that close to one this year,alas they have been too elusive for me.
Well done!!

Cheers Colin

Know what you mean there David. Mine was "The Observer's Book of Butterflies" by WJ Stokoe which I still have amongst the many other books on the subject. Like many others my favourite childhood hobby came back after reading the internet reports every day of my local Butterfly Conservation...

As I explained to Wayne at the above forum I went to a Mothing Evening a week ago which was monitored by Hants and IOW Butterfly Conservation Moth Officer Tim Norris. Firstly he is as near to a proffesional as one can get and he is not the only one in Hampshire doing this. A week later I had a repor...

Another good shot Wayne. Went to a moth evening about a week ago and saw 127 different species of moths and of course amongst these was my first sighting of the actual moth. Strange looking but fascinating moth. Glad to have been of help Wayne Like your Dark Green photo as well. What a great butterf...

Sure thing Wayne is the larva of "The Driker" moth larva which I usually find on the grasses or reeds to the side of a ride walking through a forest. Apparently it gets it name from the habit of the larva which is attacted to the early morning dew. You can find it on the UK Moths website @...

Would tend to agree, its a Small Skipper. The Outer margin on the forewing (LH side of photo)tends to be black and not diffused which says its not an Essex Skipper also the antenna is not as dipped in black paint which backs this up. The sex band also on the forewing can just be seen as thin and not...

Hi Luckcactus,have to say I'm somewhat waning on this teaser but have done a little more research. Looking at things back to front I found that the only moth that eats Laylandii is "Blair's Shoulder Knot",a strange name for a moth with strange eating habits. You can find it at:- http://ukm...

Hi Luckcactus,there are a couple of moth caterpillars that seem to fit the description you have given. 1/ The Kentish Glory which can be seen at:- http://ukmoths.org.uk/showzoom.php?id=974 2/ The eyed Hawk Moth which can also be seen at:- http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=235 Hope one of these help ...

Hi Clovista, from your description I rather think the moth you are describing could well be the pretty moth called a White Ermine (Spilosoma lubriciped(Linnaeus, 1758).
You can check it out on the UK Moths website at http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=3228

Hope this info does the trick.

Cheers Colin

It is almost a certain that what you have seen flying is the Cinnabar Moth.
A beautiful moth but with a very poor flight pattern.

Hope this helps

Regards Colin

Tristans email address is lafranch@otenet.gr,luckily I kept it when I purchased the book after waiting for 3 months from Amazon. The people are so helpful and the book was with me within 2 weeks. Take Pete's advice Martin, its a great book.

Regards Colin

Somewhat sticking my toes in the water and having breezed through Jim Porter's "Caterpillars of the British Isles" I would have to say the caterpillar looks very much like a moth called "The Stranger"(Laconobia blenna). Should this be the case and again referring back to the book...

Along with his wonderful specimen desciptions of the past few weeks it has not gone unmissed that Adrian has exhibited his first butterfy photos on this website, and looking at the fine quality of the shots it wont be his last. Having had the the discussion previously on this forum as to which digit...

Conservation is about maintaining habitats in order to maintain the creatures that live within those habitats. So it is with great interest over the winter months that I have seen much work being carried out to bring back the heathland that used to be a common sight in north east Hampshire that has ...

"Butterfly" is the free four monthly magazine supplied to all members of "Butterfly Conservation" which clearly sets out the aims and efforts across the country regarding butterfly and moth conservation as well as many items of interest regarding individual species. If you are no...

Many thanks for the information regarding the use of the Raynox DCR-150 macro lens with the Fuji s7000.
I have ordered mine and look forward to the advantages that the lens will provide in the field this year.

Cheers

Colin