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Jeanette Llewellyn - 24 August 2007
My parents were out walking in SOuth Manchester when they came across a large (5\" WS) pale green moth. Each wing had a large black and white eye type spot on them. The lower wings were elongated to give a duel tail look. I have a photogreph I could send you and would love to have the moth identified. We have tried several sources including your site and have got nowhere yet.
Many thanks
Jeanette
Many thanks
Jeanette
Kevin J. Caley - 23 August 2007
Love the new-look site!
Are you going to make a regional search function any time?
Are you going to make a regional search function any time?
Rachel Jones - 23 August 2007
Fab website! i spotted an unusual catterpillar in my garden and was keen to find out what it was. It turned out to be a elephant hawk moth, the children and i had fun searching this site, very educational and interesting.
Rachel South Wales
Rachel South Wales
MGBADA JOE - 22 August 2007
I LOVE THIS PAGE. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
arthur small - 22 August 2007
Hello Ian
I seem to have lost your e mail address so please forgive me using the guest book as a means to contact you.I am based near P reston which if i remember correctly is not too far from you. On the morning of 21st Aug (tues) a red underwing was at rest on the windowsill,I dont know the actual number of recorded sightings this far north but i have understood it to be relatively low. I was amazed to see it as i have never seen one b4 in my life. the house is surrounded by poplars as i know this to be the pabulam I was thinking about sugaring to see if any more occur as i want to try and establish as to wether or not it might breed.So point one are many recorded and point two is there any favoured ingredient to sugar with. Any light you can shed on this matter will be greatly appreciated. Regards Arthur
I seem to have lost your e mail address so please forgive me using the guest book as a means to contact you.I am based near P reston which if i remember correctly is not too far from you. On the morning of 21st Aug (tues) a red underwing was at rest on the windowsill,I dont know the actual number of recorded sightings this far north but i have understood it to be relatively low. I was amazed to see it as i have never seen one b4 in my life. the house is surrounded by poplars as i know this to be the pabulam I was thinking about sugaring to see if any more occur as i want to try and establish as to wether or not it might breed.So point one are many recorded and point two is there any favoured ingredient to sugar with. Any light you can shed on this matter will be greatly appreciated. Regards Arthur
Ross Aitken - 21 August 2007
I have just seen to-day[21/08/07] in the garden in West Coker [South Somerset]a Jersey Tiger [2067]. Could this be part of a new colony?
Stephen Judd - 20 August 2007
Fantastic resource, thanks very much - what the web is meant for!
Richard Straton - 20 August 2007
A splendid site which quickly identified the strange Furcula furcula Sallow Kitten which appeared on our boat - as we had passed under sallow, willow and poplar trees.
Neil - 18 August 2007
New to moth photography and identification, I keep coming back to this site or the Wild About Britain site. Thanks for the information. Neil
W.Gale - 14 August 2007
I was given 3 large catapillars about little finger size length and width.
Lime green with an arrow pattern on the head. Found eating a small Willow tree. I can find no clue to the type. Very active and sort of tacky feet and smooth body Any idea of what they might be. I released them onto a non garden Willow. I am a gardener but fascinated as to what they were. Sorry I did not take a photograph. I just saved thier life.
Lime green with an arrow pattern on the head. Found eating a small Willow tree. I can find no clue to the type. Very active and sort of tacky feet and smooth body Any idea of what they might be. I released them onto a non garden Willow. I am a gardener but fascinated as to what they were. Sorry I did not take a photograph. I just saved thier life.
Karen Langley - 14 August 2007
Yesterday (13.08.07) the most amazing Popular Hawkmoth spent the day drying on my hanging basket. It was an amazing experience to watch. The more it dried the darker the colours became. I managed to take a couple of lovely clear photos. I have never seen one before and I must admit I am now an avid fan of these beautiful insects.
Peter Vincent - 14 August 2007
A very useful resource for the identification of micros. As a novice in micro moth identification, but, someone interested in many invertebrate groups, where there are often keys to the family groups, it would be useful if such a key could be published as a starting point to the identification of some of the less familiar families.
Ian R - 13 August 2007
Excellent site, and the keywords appearance search was really handy, although it took me a few attempts to get the right colour combination! keep up the good work!
Ian
Ian
Alan Turner - 13 August 2007
Great Site.
Have confirmed that the large caterpillar I photoed feeding on my vine in greenhouse was a Privet Hawk Moth - though of the several , some were dark coloured
Have confirmed that the large caterpillar I photoed feeding on my vine in greenhouse was a Privet Hawk Moth - though of the several , some were dark coloured
Phil Croxton - 13 August 2007
found a lovely Clifden Nonpareil buzzing around the garden the other night. it had stopped long enough for us to get a good look at it with the torch but by the time I had legged it to the house and back with the camera it had gone! I have never seen one before and it is quite a big moth. it is quite distinctive in appearance but i did wonder if there are any look-alikes i could confuse it with. want any more details? e-mail me and i'll do my best to answer any questions. Location: Southampton so18 1nh
Norma Dowling - 12 August 2007
Have been introduced to your super website and used it to identify my first few moths; I'm hooked! We set up a moth trap here on Mull, in our garden, last night, so my computer will be open at your page for a while! A very useful tool, thank you.
lesley - 11 August 2007
hi
i recently found a popular hawk month in broad daylight in essex, it didnt move when i got close and instead of being a fawn colour it was a very light grey with a huge body and extremely hairy, have i identified the correct species? please can you help
thank you
i recently found a popular hawk month in broad daylight in essex, it didnt move when i got close and instead of being a fawn colour it was a very light grey with a huge body and extremely hairy, have i identified the correct species? please can you help
thank you
Pat Berrow - 11 August 2007
National moth night is tonight I have just heard on Radio 4,if I find anything interesting in the garden tonight will let you know. Here on the Isle of Wight we often get rare and unusual sightings. Great site will keep in touch.
Erik van Dijk - 11 August 2007
A great site which could become Europe Moths.
Kind regards
Erik van Dijk
Nijmegen
The Netherlands
Kind regards
Erik van Dijk
Nijmegen
The Netherlands
Liz Scarbro - 9 August 2007
Thursday 9th August 2007.
Like to thank you very much for a very interesting site (found your site through Google.) We live in Scrub Hill a small, very rural village in Lincolnshire. We have a moth that has been resting on our brickwork near the back door all evening. First seen at 7pm, & still there, it is now 10.20pm We have never seen one like it before. By visiting your site we have been able to identify it as a Hawk moth. Is it unusual to be found in Lincolnshire?
Regards David & Liz Scarbro
Like to thank you very much for a very interesting site (found your site through Google.) We live in Scrub Hill a small, very rural village in Lincolnshire. We have a moth that has been resting on our brickwork near the back door all evening. First seen at 7pm, & still there, it is now 10.20pm We have never seen one like it before. By visiting your site we have been able to identify it as a Hawk moth. Is it unusual to be found in Lincolnshire?
Regards David & Liz Scarbro
Barry Coppard - 9 August 2007
Today I spied a large moth attach itself to our wall. Knowing nothing about moths, I turned t'internet for help, wondering how on earth I could possibly discover the moth's identity. I tried your site first and immediately found that it was a Poplar Hawk Moth. Many thanks for producing such a user-friendly site and for adding the interesting info about each species.
Jon Eccarius. Friends of Sinfin Moor Park - 9 August 2007
A magnificent effort, and proving to be great source of knowledge to a beginner
Kirsty Grant - 8 August 2007
I was at Lands End in Cornwall in early august 2007 and saw a large Garden Tiger Moth on some bracken along a footpath. I note they are decline. Large, white 'leopard' markings on wings black and white and a bright orange body.
Ray Dart - 7 August 2007
Nice slick website, a mine of information.
I'm grateful to Mr Kimber for an identification too. Particularly when he was kind enough not to point out that I had asked for help with a particularly common and rather well-known moth.
Good stuff.
I'm grateful to Mr Kimber for an identification too. Particularly when he was kind enough not to point out that I had asked for help with a particularly common and rather well-known moth.
Good stuff.
Mark Fox - 6 August 2007
What a fantastic site. I came home to find a large and beautifull moth on the inside of my window. A quick search of this site informed me that it was a Poplar Hawk Moth. I live in the middle of Liverpool, far from any poplar trees, so I'm not sure what this big moth was doing here.
jane smith - 5 August 2007
thanks to your site i have just identified a very large moth in my kitchen it was the tiger moth and what a lovely species it is.
Impsomewhat - 5 August 2007
Ooops, apologies Ian, have just read a different page and don't worry, I won't be sending in photos of moth leftovers - I do agree, whole ones are much nicer to identify in their natural habitat :-)Mel
Impsomewhat - 5 August 2007
Excellent site and thank you very much for helping to track down what I thought was a butterfly.
I went to leave the house a couple of mornings ago and found around thirty or forty \"butterfly\" wings caught behind the side gate in the entry at the side of the house. There was no sign of any bodies(!)and they looked to all be just one of the pairs of wings of the insect rather than both. After thinking possibly a moth because of the shady location I discovered your site and I'm fairly certain that the ill-fated insects were in fact hummingbird hawk moths. Unfortunately I have no power in my camera to photo to show at present but will try to get a friend to photo the remains; I realise having followed a quite a few links just how difficult it its to get a clear shot of what the orange hind wings look like (they are most of what remains, hence my difficulty in id'ing)Me? I have what I now think are lots of them to share :-) Mel
I went to leave the house a couple of mornings ago and found around thirty or forty \"butterfly\" wings caught behind the side gate in the entry at the side of the house. There was no sign of any bodies(!)and they looked to all be just one of the pairs of wings of the insect rather than both. After thinking possibly a moth because of the shady location I discovered your site and I'm fairly certain that the ill-fated insects were in fact hummingbird hawk moths. Unfortunately I have no power in my camera to photo to show at present but will try to get a friend to photo the remains; I realise having followed a quite a few links just how difficult it its to get a clear shot of what the orange hind wings look like (they are most of what remains, hence my difficulty in id'ing)Me? I have what I now think are lots of them to share :-) Mel
Terry Smith - 5 August 2007
This site is indispensable for our work.
Mark Doveston - 3 August 2007
A fantastic resource, especially as I'm a moth newbie!