What is buzzing or flying near you today??

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  1. JarBax

    JarBax Gardener

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    Thanks folks! That link is great wiseoldowl - though am still trying to find out what the caterpillar is!
     
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    Just caught this fox on my shed,
    [​IMG]
     
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    Brilliant WOO! You have captured him perfectly!
     
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    HB thankyou,I have put a topic on the photography
    Page,maybe you could help.
     
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    Thanks for that link too Marley Farley - definitely close! It's certainly some kind of moth caterpillar!

    Cool fox pic...and great you had your camera to hand to catch the moment!
     
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    Hi JarBax,Thanks ,You got me looking for the
    caterpillar now!
     
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    hehehe! Funny to think that it'll have bound itself up in it's cocoon and transformed itself magically - then taken flight, and continued the cycle all over again (if it survived being consumed by something buzzing or flying around!), before we've even figured out what kind of creature it is! [​IMG]
     
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    I found this guy wandering around my pitcher plants in the greenhouse this morning. Can anyone ID him?

    [​IMG]
     
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    angleshades ?
     
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    [​IMG] I agree with GW ... Angle Shades...

    Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa
    (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Wingspan 45-50 mm.

    A highly distinctive and unusual moth, which rests with the wings folded longitudinally, looking very much like a withered autumn leaf.

    The adults generally fly between May and October, in at least two generations, but can be found in any month The species is also a common migrant and can occur in large numbers at coastal locations.

    It occurs throughout Britain, commonly in places, and more so in the south.

    The larvae feed on a variety of herbaceous plants.
    [​IMG] Found the info here http://ukmoths.org.uk/top20.php
     
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    Many thanks both! I find moths so difficult to ID
     
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    [​IMG] That Uk Moths site is a pretty good one, but they are very confusing as you say.. Probably as there are so many similar ones. Whereas Butterflies, seem to have better makings & perhaps not so many species either in the UK to have to look through... Glad it helped... [​IMG]
     
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    wow .....i got something right [​IMG] [​IMG] [​IMG]
     
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    This Throstle is resident and is keeping an eye on the Blackbirds that nick his Holly berries..
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    But this fellow only appeared during todays snow for a peck at the apples on the feeding table..
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