Many thanks to court68 and S.Hatch for messaging me to let me know I had incorrectly identified this moth as The Clay, when it is in fact the Square-spot Rustic! Thanks Guys!
The Squre-spot Rustic is a common, drab brown moth that gets its name from the square spot on each wing. It is found in woodland edges, waste ground and suburban habitats, and flies in August and September.
The nocturnal caterpillars feed during the winter, mainly on grasses, but also on other low-growing plants.
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Tags: Moth Insect Brick House Hairy Furry South Woodham Ferrers Essex Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa
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Many thanks to court68 and S.Hatch for messaging me to let me know I had incorrectly identified this moth as The Clay, when it is in fact the Square-spot Rustic! Thanks Guys!
The Squre-spot Rustic is a common, drab brown moth that gets its name from the square spot on each wing. It is found in woodland edges, waste ground and suburban habitats, and flies in August and September.
The nocturnal caterpillars feed during the winter, mainly on grasses, but also on other low-growing plants.
Tags: Moth Insect Brick House Hairy Furry South Woodham Ferrers Essex Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa
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Thanks to ABB@50 for confirming that this is an Orange Swift rather than a Common Swift.
This fella visited our patio doors last night, and as they're double glazed I got a double reflection of this handsome little moth!
The Orange Swift Moth flies later in the year than the other swifts, from July to September. It inhabits waste ground, moorland and other wild places, and it comes into gardens.
The larvae feed on the roots of a variety of plants. The males are smaller and more brightly coloured than the females, as this fella shows!
Tags: Garden Patio Door Moth Swift Moth Hepialidae Reflections Essex South Woodham Ferrers Insect Night Hepialus sylvina Orange Swift Moth
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This Orange Swift Moth (Hepialus sylvina) paid a visit to our patio doors last night!
I love the way one of the lights from inside the house has surrounded the moth in an orange glow in this shot! Pretty appropriate given its name!
(Thanks to ABB@50 for confirmng that this is a male Orange Swift, and anot a Common Swift)
Tags: Patio Door Moth Swift Moth Insect Night Glow Essex South Woodham Ferrers Garden Light Patterned Elite Bug Hepialidae Hepialus sylvina Orange Swift Moth
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This Brimstone Moth had done a pretty good job of hiding itself on our yelow dining room walls!
The Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) is a medium-sized, mainly night-flying moth that is on the wing between April and October when it frequently comes to lights in the garden. It can also be found in woodland, scrub and grassland habitats. The twig-like caterpillars feed on a variety of shrubs in the rose family, including Hawthorn, Blackthorn and Rowan. The Brimstone Moth hibernates as a dense cocoon, usually on the ground.
Tags: Opisthograptis luteolata Moth Insect Brimstone Moth South Woodham Ferrers Essex Yellow
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