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moth egg i/d

Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 5:40 pm
by Jack Harrison
Moth (I presume) egg i/d. Laid on the outside of the window pane (strange place). Vapourer perhaps?

Jack

Re: moth egg i/d

Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 6:25 pm
by Pete Eeles
Jack Harrison wrote:Moth (I presume) egg i/d. Laid on the outside of the window pane (strange place). Vapourer perhaps?
Don't think it's Vapourer - the female lays her batch on her cocoon.

Cheers,

- Pete

Re: moth egg i/d

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 3:26 pm
by Rimo
The colouration (and indiscriminate laying!) suggests Buff Ermine

Re: moth egg i/d

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 3:30 pm
by Lee Hurrell
It looks like she got bored and walked off before she had finished.....

Re: moth egg i/d

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 3:38 pm
by Jack Harrison
I certainly get adult Buff Ermines here so sounds a good i/d.

Jack