Shottisham, Suffolk, 11 May 2025 (to MV light)
1778 May Highflyer (Hydriomena impluviata) by Alone again. Naturally.
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Shottisham, Suffolk, 11 May 2025 (to MV light)
Peacock Moth (Macaria notata). Rather similar to the Sharp-angled Peacock, although usually slightly paler with less grey suffusion. Typically the dark notch near the forewing tip is less concave, and the broken blotch in the center is more distinct.
Peacock also usually has a clean dark line around the hindwing fringe, which is broken or dotted in Sharp-angled Peacock. However, some of these features can be difficult to see in worn specimens.
It occurs in woodland habitat mainly in the southern half of England and Wales, though it occurs sparingly in parts of Scotland and Ireland.
The adults are on the wing during May and June (and occasionally again in August in the south). The dull brownish caterpillars feed mainly on birch (Betula).
Photo by Nick Dobbs, Bournemouth, Dorset 14-05-2025
Peacock Moth (Macaria notata). Rather similar to the Sharp-angled Peacock, although usually slightly paler with less grey suffusion. Typically the dark notch near the forewing tip is less concave, and the broken blotch in the center is more distinct.
Peacock also usually has a clean dark line around the hindwing fringe, which is broken or dotted in Sharp-angled Peacock. However, some of these features can be difficult to see in worn specimens.
It occurs in woodland habitat mainly in the southern half of England and Wales, though it occurs sparingly in parts of Scotland and Ireland.
The adults are on the wing during May and June (and occasionally again in August in the south). The dull brownish caterpillars feed mainly on birch (Betula).
Photo by Nick Dobbs, Bournemouth, Dorset 14-05-2025
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Detailed vertical closeup on the orange Dusky Thorn geometer moth, Ennomos fuscantaria
Detailed closeup on the Dorset cream wave geometer moth, Stegania trimaculata with spread wings on wood
Detailed closeup on the Dorset cream wave geometer moth, Stegania trimaculata with spread wings on wood
Shottisham, Suffolk, 7 May 2025 (to actinic light)
Confused Eusarca - Eusarca confusaria (Hodges 6941, female)
North Carolina
Tulip-tree Beauty - Epimecis hortaria (male, Hodges 6599)
Feathery antennae indicate male, I think.
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Lower Sabie Camp, Kruger NP, Mpumalanga, SOUTH AFRICA
Toothed Brown Carpet - Xanthorhoe lacustrata (Hodges 7390)
References
- BugGuide bugguide.net/node/view/11207
- Beadle and Leckie, Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America (Houghton Mifflin, 2012), pp. 188-9
Sharp-angled Carpet - Euphyia intermediata (Hodges 7399)
Nocturnal insect event held as part of the Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage. Leaders were faculty at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
References
- BugGuide bugguide.net/node/view/11216
- Beadle and Leckie, Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America (Houghton Mifflin, 2012), pp. 188-9
Shottisham, Suffolk, 1 May 2025 (to actinic light)
Shottisham, Suffolk, 1 May 2025 (to MV light)
