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Large Moths
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 4:47 pm
by Jack Harrison
I'm fine with butterfly i/d but what are these moths please? South Cambridgeshire.
Jack
Re: Large Moths
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 4:49 pm
by JKT
They are Catocala sp. I'm not going to quess on species without seeing the underwings.
Re: Large Moths
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 4:54 pm
by Pete Eeles
What does the hindwing look like Jack - any colouring? My initial reaction was "Red Underwing", then "Clifden Nonpareil" - but I doubt this is close!
Cheers,
- Pete
Re: Large Moths
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 5:57 pm
by Jack Harrison
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.
Many thanks.
Jack
Re: Large Moths
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:39 pm
by Dave McCormick
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.
Re: Large Moths
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:29 pm
by hjalava
They certainly are a couple of C. nupta. It comes to vinegary sugar bites and more rarely to light.