lurchergrrl 1,441 Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 Had a full on big kid moment today when I found this - only newly out of the cocoon, this was about half an hour later.I was so delighted, never seen one before. At first it looked like a wasp lol What is it?! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,871 Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 Take another piccy when the wings are fully out.......its got some nice colours on it!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurchergrrl 1,441 Posted May 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 I put him in the hedge, he was so delicate when I found him all squished up. These are some others I took but I don't think I'll be able to find him again. No idea? Must be something rare-ish if you don't recognise it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,871 Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 Its a male Buff Ermine..... it was a bit difficult from the shrivelled wings Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 its bat food Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,871 Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 It won't be if them wings don't open up..it won't be able to take flight... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurchergrrl 1,441 Posted May 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 That's way awesome cool thanks matey .... love having a go-to bug man lol His wings had started to open over the course of the half hour I was fawning over him, so I reckon he'll be good to go soon. I was proper giddy over find that 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurchergrrl 1,441 Posted May 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 Ffs just looked it up .... is it a usual find here then? The buff ermine (Spilarctia luteum) is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It is sometimes placed in the genus Spilosoma. It is found throughout the temperate belt of the Palearctic region south to northern Turkey, Georgia, Kazakhstan, southern Siberia (excluding Buryatia), Eastern Mongolia, Amur Region, China, Korea and Japan. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,871 Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 Well, put it this way, I don't find many.........never tried to breed them either... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurchergrrl 1,441 Posted May 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 Well I just checked and he's still in the hedge - you want me to grab him for you? I'm working Mon - Wed but you can come pick him up if you want? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 all you need to know to identify moths http://ukmoths.org.uk/thumbnail.php Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurchergrrl 1,441 Posted May 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 all you need to know to identify moths http://ukmoths.org.uk/thumbnail.php Nah, I'll just carry on using my Darcypedia lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,871 Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 best leave him where he is.... It's a good site is that UKmoths..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hot Meat 3,109 Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 How do you breed moths? Is it difficult? My kids spend ages looking at them Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurchergrrl 1,441 Posted May 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 Well fingers crossed he doesn't get gobbled up by one of the bats that frequents my garden in the evenings lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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