Showing posts with label Yellow-barred Brindle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Yellow-barred Brindle. Show all posts

Thursday, 7 August 2008

Moths continue

I'm still getting lots of moths coming to my front door lights on any dry(ish) night. My backlog of identifications is growing, but these two seem safe enough. Shout if I'm wrong.

First, Large Yellow Underwing - Noctua pronuba:


And Yellow-barred Brindle - Acasis viretata:

Wednesday, 7 May 2008

Moths to light

On warmer nights, we tend to find more moths (and flies, etc.) attracted to light. These two species are both new to me.

Firstly, Least Black Arches - Nola confusalis - a tiny moth no more than 1cm. long:


And Yellow-barred Brindle - Acasis viretata. The fresh green colour fades very quickly to yellow.


These species are both associated with broadleaf trees and hedgerows.