MTem
Well-known member
Another couple for some advice and confirmation from my field/pond area.
First can only be a Cinnabar moth, but the upper wing pattern is different from that in my book and the online images I get from a Google search. Is this just a variant?
Second/Third (same fly) - there are lots of Small skippers, and some Large on the field at the moment, but this one seems to show a less distinct outer edge to the upper wing, and I cannot see any fulvous underside to the antennae (could just be the angle) - so any possibility it's an Essex? Female I assume.
Thanks
Mick
First can only be a Cinnabar moth, but the upper wing pattern is different from that in my book and the online images I get from a Google search. Is this just a variant?
Second/Third (same fly) - there are lots of Small skippers, and some Large on the field at the moment, but this one seems to show a less distinct outer edge to the upper wing, and I cannot see any fulvous underside to the antennae (could just be the angle) - so any possibility it's an Essex? Female I assume.
Thanks
Mick