Any ideas?

Denise · Post by **Denise** » Wed May 07, 2008 12:26 pm

My brother took this shot on Monday in St Catherines Valley, feeding on clover. Any ideas what it might be?

Denise

Martin · Post by **Martin** » Wed May 07, 2008 12:43 pm

Can't find it in my book

Lance · Post by **Lance** » Wed May 07, 2008 12:50 pm

Its a moth - The Drinker (Euthrix potatoria)

Denise · Post by **Denise** » Wed May 07, 2008 4:40 pm

Thanks very much guys.

Denise

BRIAN · Post by **BRIAN** » Fri May 16, 2008 8:50 pm

yes it's a drinker moth, lot around at the moment, it's a grass feeder and it spins a yellow cocoon among the grass stems

Denise · Post by **Denise** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:29 am

Hi Brian,

Like this?

Cheers
Denise

Trev Sawyer · Post by **Trev Sawyer** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:56 am

Denise...
That looks like a six-spotted burnet moth cocoon to me.

Trev

Denise · Post by **Denise** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 8:06 am

I found several of these quite close together at Priddy Mineries last Saturday. I wondered what they were?
Thanks Trev.

Denise

BRIAN · Post by **BRIAN** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 8:20 pm

Nope Denise
it's a burnet moth cocoon, drinker moth is a lot lot bigger, keep looking, round here the moths are on the wing in July

Brian