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laurence hart - 23 June 2007
Nice site, found this rather worrying looking insect - Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor (Adult) - wife said red means danger, nice to find the truth with the help of your web-site
Frances Aldridge - 22 June 2007
We were having difficulty identifying a caterpillar found on a rose - the actual flower - given to me recently. But with the help of a book and then your superb 'photo we now know it to be a Vapourer Moth.
Thank you so much for this website.
Frances and Roger Aldridge. Letchworth Garden City
Thank you so much for this website.
Frances and Roger Aldridge. Letchworth Garden City
Martin Phipps - 22 June 2007
Had a fruitfull night with the lamp, for the first time in one night i had small Elephant Hawks, a Privet Hawk, a Popular hawk and 2 eyed Hawks, plus numerous other moths, and all in one night.
steve dobson - 21 June 2007
great site, lot's of help. has all the answers i was looking for.
Sharon & Andrew Pinder - 21 June 2007
What a fantastic website. As lovers of all things natural, but hopelessly ignorant, we were delighted to identify our mystery moth from your Beginners Top 20 - a Swallow Tailed Moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria) which we found resting on our front door this damp and dull morning. The description suggests it only flies in July but here it is in North Yorkshire today, 21 June, large and very beautiful.
JD Standeven - 21 June 2007
Fantastic site for an abject beginner - can't even spell lepidoptererera!
Ronnie Irvine - 21 June 2007
I have only found the site and have recently begun to trap moths after many years experience photographing rare wild plants and fungi . I have begun to keep records and am based in Cookstown, Co.Tyrone . I have no idea who to send my records to .
Sam Collins - 20 June 2007
What a fantastic site. I have used it before to view images to check my own identifications. Today for the first time I used it to find something I didn't have a clue about - and I found it in 5 minutes. A real big thank you.
Sam
Sam
Marie Moran - 20 June 2007
Tuesday 19 June
I had a pair of Emperor Moths on my fence yesterday afternoon.
I live at Cliffe, North Kent, by the RSPB santuary.
I had a pair of Emperor Moths on my fence yesterday afternoon.
I live at Cliffe, North Kent, by the RSPB santuary.
steve paton - 19 June 2007
What a great site I will be able to sleep tonite managed to identify a Ghost Moth in Uphall Station West Lothian
Jim W - 19 June 2007
What a wonderful website!
When I have had difficulty in identifying a moth which is new to me, I have found Ian to be very quick in replying to my e-mails.
Wonderful!!
When I have had difficulty in identifying a moth which is new to me, I have found Ian to be very quick in replying to my e-mails.
Wonderful!!
Eddie Feakes - 18 June 2007
HI. I have a pair of Eyed hawk moths maiting on my house wall, they have been there all day. I did not know what they were, till I looked them up on your web site. One of them has a yellow band around its boddy. I have taken some photos, & if you like I can E-mail them to you.
Jonathan Gough - 18 June 2007
Thank you for such a user-friendly site. I had a night visitor a couple of evenings ago unlike any moth I had seen before, but from your photos I could identify it as an elephant hawk moth. I am grateful to you for satisfying my curiosity.
Phillip Johnson - 17 June 2007
Must be one of the best sites on the net. Ian is to be congratulated for the expert effort and time spent on its generation and upkeep - and its all free!
John - 17 June 2007
Thanks. A very useful site. Just found the identity of a moth I disturbed while clearing a weed patch (only a Cinnabar, but a day's never wasted when you learn something new). Incidentally, I shifted the moth undisturbed into my neighbough's weed patch, so he's OK, if a bit disorientated.
Harry Pugh - 17 June 2007
during last summer 2006 I had lots of Humming bird hawk mothsin my garden .One evening there were over 80 on my
lavender bushes.
lavender bushes.
Ben Stevens - 16 June 2007
I live in Colchester and found a large hatching pupa so used your site to identify him and found it to be a privet hawk moth
Hannah - 13 June 2007
ive found a moth in my room and i am not sure what type it is,
its markings are beautiful!
it is a greenishbrown and pinkishred striped moth with white legs.
email me if you have any info plz
its markings are beautiful!
it is a greenishbrown and pinkishred striped moth with white legs.
email me if you have any info plz
chris birch - 13 June 2007
Saw what I thought was a moth (might have been a beetle)in the pub.
it had a green what appeared to be armoured body and whilst resting the wings appeared delta shaped. The trailing edge of the wings had the appearence of teeth on a yale lock key The wings were camoflaged in an almost miltary pattern green and brown camoflage on a beige background. Wonered if anybody might hazard a guess as to what it was?
it had a green what appeared to be armoured body and whilst resting the wings appeared delta shaped. The trailing edge of the wings had the appearence of teeth on a yale lock key The wings were camoflaged in an almost miltary pattern green and brown camoflage on a beige background. Wonered if anybody might hazard a guess as to what it was?
Kerryn - 12 June 2007
I trawled Google images with an increasingly bizarre array of keywords and found nothing that resembled the moth I spotted in my garden a week ago. Then suddenly I found a link to your site. 30 seconds later I can now safely say that the Elephant Hawk Moth is amazing!
You saved me from getting even more grey hairs and an unsightly bruise on my forehead from banging it against the desk in frustration. Thank you!!
You saved me from getting even more grey hairs and an unsightly bruise on my forehead from banging it against the desk in frustration. Thank you!!
Julia Hawley - 12 June 2007
yet again this site has proved invaluable in confirming the identification of the chimney sweeper and silver ground carpet moths found in our hay fields in Leicesershire - many thanks!
geoff wright - 11 June 2007
helped me identify a moth i hadnt seen before, im not a moth enthusiast, but saw and photographed a moth i had not seen before, yes its common apparently , but i was still thrilled to see it, it was a lime hawk moth
Alistair Graham - 11 June 2007
I have found your site invaluable for identifying moths i have photographed. Thanks
Colin Mitchell - 11 June 2007
Brilliant for the beginer even at my age (50)it's a great interest to start! Well Done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Patrick Mahoney - 11 June 2007
Spotted my first Cinnabar on Sunday,at Plymouth visiting from Aussie, great webb page, very user friendly.
Mnay thanks
Patrick Mahoney
Mnay thanks
Patrick Mahoney
L H Urwin - 7 June 2007
Found impressive caterpillar resting on a concrete surface, and wanted to identify it and also its food plants, in case it needed assistance. Length 88mm,colours black, brown, blue and cream edge. Noticeable hair horn close to rear end.
Couldn't find it on this website.
Regards, Len Urwin. (North Pembrokeshire)
Couldn't find it on this website.
Regards, Len Urwin. (North Pembrokeshire)
Michael Lawrence - 6 June 2007
I have just begun to take an interest in moths. I live in Essex and last night I caught six types in a light trap. Five have been ID'd but despite trawling through Waring and Townsend's moth book the closest I can come is Northern Rustic. Would this be right for the time and area - I have a photo but it is over 900kb file size.
Claire Harling - 5 June 2007
I found the site easy to use and very helpful.
Stephen Bromley - 4 June 2007
I've just seen (and identified through this website) my first Hawk Moth resting on the (white painted) wall adjacent to my front door. The wall seems to attract a range of insects, spiders and other wildlife including many small moths. Is it the white paint that makes the wall so popular or something else entirely. I'd love to know, not you understand that I intend to change the colour of the house to eliminate my winged guests.
Jenny - 31 May 2007
Fab site! Makes it so easy to identify those interesting new garden visitors.