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John Lloyd - 7 September 2005
an excellent site, very reveiling glimse into moths for the non enthusiast who wants to find out more.
Gary Henderson - 6 September 2005
We've had a unusual shaped moth in the Garden - T shaped and looked very 'stick' like. Never ever seen one before, it's in the most common twenty! Oh Well!
Many thanks for a great website, I've really enjoyed browsing. It's now added to my bookmarks, I'm sure I'll be coming back.
Many thanks for a great website, I've really enjoyed browsing. It's now added to my bookmarks, I'm sure I'll be coming back.
neil pickett - 4 September 2005
A very clearly presented site, very useful. Pictures are excellent. It has helped me to identify two large moth caterpillars (larvae). We live in North Devon. It's the first time seeing such large ones.
Pam Hunt - 3 September 2005
This is my first visit to your site and I'm very impressed, it's great! I will be returning regularly. Thanks for all your hard work and the time you spend giving rabbits like me all this invaluable information.
Pam H
Pam H
Lizzie - 3 September 2005
I think that moths are fantastic creatures in the uk. I hope that everyone else would think the very same thing as i do
cheryl - 3 September 2005
I was lucky enough to spot a hummingbird moth in Loweswater valley in the north west lake district on the 2nd september 2005. I have never seen one before and my Collins British Wildlife Photoguide book said it was a migrant creature to southern Britain only. Is this correct or is it a fairly common occurence for them to venture so far north?
Thomas J Kill - 2 September 2005
This is an excellent data base and very easy to use.
I have used it several times with good results.
On this visit, 02/09/05, I was unable to identify a larvea I had found. It appears to be similar to that of the The Vapourer orgyia antiqua but with different hair tuft arrangement.
Perhaps someone else will recognise this family and its variants.
Many thanks.
I have used it several times with good results.
On this visit, 02/09/05, I was unable to identify a larvea I had found. It appears to be similar to that of the The Vapourer orgyia antiqua but with different hair tuft arrangement.
Perhaps someone else will recognise this family and its variants.
Many thanks.
TAW - 1 September 2005
Astonishing !
June Nisbet - 1 September 2005
great I found the knot grass caterpillar match Acronicta rumicis.I saw it in Sound of Arisaig /Moidart area in August.I have a small brown hairy caterpillar with narrow orange rings still to identifyon heathery /boggy area in Midlothian Scotland early August.Thanks
Sam Connolly, Ireland - 31 August 2005
This website is a masterpiece. Sites like this show how important the internet is. There is, to my knowledge, no field guide that covers so many species and the micro moths are almost always overlooked. This is an invaluable resource. Keep up the good work.
robin - 29 August 2005
Hi finally found this moth that had been around the house all day in droves!!. Never had seen one of these before but found out it was a Hummingbird hawk moth, beautiful insect!!
jacqui - 29 August 2005
found a lime hawk moth in leeds how common are they here
Dave Bawden - 29 August 2005
there is a lot of hard work put into this website,keep up the good work.
keely moreton - 27 August 2005
I spotted an humming bird hawk moth while on holiday in St. Ives during August 2005, I was amazed and did not know what it was and I had almost convinced myself it was a real humming bird that had escaped from somewhere. It was just inches from my head but I had unfortunately left my camera in the car and could not take a photo. I can now show everyone the amazing creature on this website. It took seconds to find it even though I didn't now what it was called. EXCELLENT WEBSITE.
Nicola Watts - 26 August 2005
Blummin marvellous site. Recently started to realise the vast variety of moths. Keep up the good work and dedication!
Bob Jones - 26 August 2005
An excellent site, especially for the micros.
Thanks a lot
Thanks a lot
Colin Barnes - 25 August 2005
A fantastic website, beautifully designed and easy to navigate around. The photographs are an excellent resource for double checking identification and I love the fact that I can submit some of my own photographs to the database. Though I've not gone through the links page thoroughly, it looks like there are some fascinating sites to explore from here.
Thank you
Thank you
k. lockley - 24 August 2005
Thankyou for helping us to identify a stange looking larva in our garden. It was an Elephant Hawk-moth. Many thanks for your help.
Merlin Hartley - 24 August 2005
Superb Site ... keep up the Excellent work!
mo, Wales - 19 August 2005
excellent site, wish I had found it sooner as it would have saved hours of looking through the moth books. The leaf miners and tortrix moths are great as I do not have a book on these.
Scotty - 19 August 2005
Brilliant pages, I've been trawling books and websites for info on Psychidae for a while and this is the best yet. Keep it up, and well done to all the contributors!
natasha - 15 August 2005
this website is very well done :) i come on hear to see different kinds of mothes and how i can help them
Rebecca Jones - 15 August 2005
Thankyou for a nicely designed and useful website - turns out we have a Garden Tiger in the bathroom and a moth with the name of a Victorian novelist, Emmelina monodactyla, is resting in the living room!
david Hewson - 13 August 2005
wonderful site
BSP Gallery Bookshop old and rare books - 12 August 2005
Your site is great. Nice layout, I?ll be back, BSP Gallery Bookshop old and rare books. BOOKS and MEMORABILIA on military, shipping, aviation history, craft, arts, Australian, old postcards. www.bspgallery.com.au
daniel lake 01634 375832 - 11 August 2005
i live in kent and wondered if the elephant moth is common in this area. there is a caterpillar happily munching away on one of my wifes fucia's. your photo shows three mock eyes each side of the lower head, but this one only has two and a much smaller trunk but is still aprox 3 plus inches long. dan lake...
laura workman - 11 August 2005
cor blimey i saw a painted woman!
elaine creevy - 9 August 2005
First time i have ever felt the urge to find out about moths,really wanted to identify a beautiful moth my 20 month old son saw in our garden, easily identified in your beginners top 20 as a Garden tiger, possibly sparked a new little hobby!
Jessica Rayment 9years old - 8 August 2005
very good site
Carole and Conor Hewitt - 7 August 2005
Conor (who is 7) and I came across a beautiful, large brown and white moth with vermillion \"underskirts\" in the park (near Brighton) this afternoon. I found my way to this website and we managed to identify it as a Garden Tiger moth within minutes. We are both delighted to have seen it, and who knows, it could spark a lifelong interest for Conor. Thank you for providing such a fabulously colourful and informative website.