Hi Ken, As mentioned earlier, here are a couple of shots of the 'thingy'!
Pic number 3 (not sure if I can send 3 pics at once, if not, sorry, it will follow) is of the larval stage.
Found: under the floor of my old garden shed in Norwich four days ago during demolition. Many sacs, presumably all holding crysalids.
Size of moth: approx 2 to 2.5 cm.
So far I've had 7 or 8 emerge. The first two had damaged wings, they looked like they had not inflated fully after emergence, but the rest have been okay.
Features: Irridescent green when the light hits the wings right. Pinkish-purple with dark brown/black markings. Hind edge of front wings when in rest position show scalloped effect, as if there are fairly thick veins present. Prominent 'beak' and long antennae held back against wings when perched.
Sorry for poor quality of lighting, but perhaps another feature is their acute awareness of the presence of a camera! Spent half an hour persuing this one round my kichen before I managed to get these shots.
Any ideas? Not in my books, or the ones we have at RSPB Strumpshaw.
Pic number 3 (not sure if I can send 3 pics at once, if not, sorry, it will follow) is of the larval stage.
Found: under the floor of my old garden shed in Norwich four days ago during demolition. Many sacs, presumably all holding crysalids.
Size of moth: approx 2 to 2.5 cm.
So far I've had 7 or 8 emerge. The first two had damaged wings, they looked like they had not inflated fully after emergence, but the rest have been okay.
Features: Irridescent green when the light hits the wings right. Pinkish-purple with dark brown/black markings. Hind edge of front wings when in rest position show scalloped effect, as if there are fairly thick veins present. Prominent 'beak' and long antennae held back against wings when perched.
Sorry for poor quality of lighting, but perhaps another feature is their acute awareness of the presence of a camera! Spent half an hour persuing this one round my kichen before I managed to get these shots.
Any ideas? Not in my books, or the ones we have at RSPB Strumpshaw.