www.ukbutterflies.co.uk

this exotic looking moth flew in when i opened the window just now....

it has red underwings.

can you help please ?

You've already named it Charles, it's a Red Underwing (or Scarlet Underwing). There's a handful of very similar species, Catacola sp, need my books to get it to species and I'm on my phone on a train. The commonest and most widespread is Catacola nupta though.

https://ukmoths.org.uk/species/catocala-nupta/

bugboy wrote: ↑Tue Sep 07, 2021 6:13 am You've already named it Charles, it's a Red Underwing (or Scarlet Underwing). There's a handful of very similar species, Catacola sp, need my books to get it to species and I'm on my phone on a train. The commonest and most widespread is Catacola nupta though.

https://ukmoths.org.uk/species/catocala-nupta/

thanks so much bugboy... it was quite spectacular. i managed to escort it back out of the window eventually.

Congrats Charles This is the moth I've yet to get ... yet have had its Blue-winged cousin on a few occasions (see latest on my Long-tailed Blue post viewtopic.php?t=11129&start=0#p165877

Philzoid wrote: ↑Wed Sep 08, 2021 5:04 pm Congrats Charles This is the moth I've yet to get ... yet have had its Blue-winged cousin on a few occasions (see latest on my Long-tailed Blue post viewtopic.php?t=11129&start=0#p165877

hehehe i was not trying to find any moths... it just flew in to my room and went bonkers on the ceiling light. at first i thought it was a red admiral but then it sat down & i realized it was a moff

luckily my camera was charged up & i managed to get some decent pics. it was reluctant to leave ... i had to turn off the light to complete the eviction.

I remember once, one of these large Red Underwing moths started flying around inside a bus, where it caused great consternation amongst some of the passengers!