Garden Moth Spotting – Expert Needed?
July 7, 2010 in ChrisLuv's Birding Blog by ChrisLuv
Well, I’ve spent the last few nights collecting photos of moths from my garden.
Anyone help me identify these? I’m afraid I’ve a lot to learn on moths.
Going across ways the approximate sizes were:
Pic 1: ~5 mm wing span
Pic 2: ~10-15 mm in length
Pic 3: ~10-15 mm wingspan
Pic 4: Plume moth? Wingspan 10-15 mm
Pic 5: ~2 mm in length
Pic 6: ~2 mm in length
Pic 7: ~7-10 mm in length
Pic 8: ~10-12 mm in length
I also saw, and caught, a large moth at least 40-50 mm wingspan. It was almost white, possibly green-white, and furry. Its flight pattern was very butterfly like, fluttering close to the ground and never keeping still. While it was interested in the light it never seemed to settle nearby.
Also, can anyone tell me their experiences of wine-roping or sugaring – does it work?
Any comments appreciated, use the comment box at the bottom of this article (if you haven’t submitted a comment before then it won’t appear til I approve your address).
Hi Chris,
1-I think this is a netted pug moth.sp.Eupithecia – grass,road sides,common.
2-White ermine moth.sp.spilosoma.found anywhere.common
3-Small tussock moth.common
4- plume moth.common
5- ?
6-?
7- Footman?
8- Common footman moth.
Best I can do I am no good on micro moths. Ian
Chris .
Send me an email with a phone number if you wish to talk about wine making, I used to teach the subject.
Ian
just realised I misunderstood your request re: wine roping and sugaring. I plead advancing senility.
If you want to attract moths and butterflies, use fruit, bananas, half oranges, melon slices.like they do in the butterfly farms.
Goodevening Chris,
I think I have identified moth number 6.
It is one of the micropterix( tiny wings ), I am pretty sure it is m.calthella.
Number 5 eludes me.
Sorry, best I can do.