I'm fine with butterfly i/d but what are these moths please? South Cambridgeshire.
Jack
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Jack Harrison
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Re: Large Moths
They are Catocala sp. I'm not going to quess on species without seeing the underwings.
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What does the hindwing look like Jack - any colouring? My initial reaction was "Red Underwing", then "Clifden Nonpareil" - but I doubt this is close!
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Jack Harrison
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We made them fly (but they soon re landed near each other) - and Red Underwing it has to be. Big beggars aren't they? Which is the larger? Female I would guess.
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Jack
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Re: Large Moths
Here is the red underwing, which these two look like: http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=1791 nice find Jack, I would like to see them one day andsee the red flash of their underwings.
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Re: Large Moths
They certainly are a couple of C. nupta. It comes to vinegary sugar bites and more rarely to light.
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