Someone put me out of my misery...

[PaulJBN]

When I was chasing it, I thought it would be a Skipper or maybe a Frit.

But when I looked at the pics when I stuck'em on the computer, I could'nt find it anywhere.

Is it a moth ?
Topside

and the underside...


Thanks

[Dave McCormick]

Hi Paul, think this one might be orange moth. http://www.ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=4460 or speckled yellow: http://www.ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=1652 more likley the first one

[PaulJBN]

Dave

That's kinda where I got to, but neither seem to look exactly like my one.

I thought the trim/border going balck-white-black was very distinctive but got no further than yourself in finding something like it.

Am I asking too much to get an exact match or do moths really vary that much ?

cheers

[Neil Hulme]

Hi Paul,
It looks like a male Common Heath (Ematurga atomaria) to me.
Neil

[PaulJBN]

Yes, that's pretty damn close.

In the mean time I cam up with this as a possibility:

[hjalava]

...and that's not a latticed heath but a common heath female (Ematurga atomaria). The first one is positively E. atomaria male.

[PaulJBN]

That's great. Confirmed as Common Heath...I'll make a note.

Cheers hjalava and Sussex Skipper

That Latticed Heath pic came from the 'Day Flying Moths' site linked from the British Butterflies website btw.

You'd best let them know they have it mis-identified.