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Nerine

Well-known member

• May 10, 2004

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Hi. Can anyone id this moth for me? I found it clinging to the wall under the doorstep. Sorry it's not a brilliant photo, its colours were very dusky - pinkish, greenish and beige. It had ragged edges to the wings - about an inch and a half long. Rather beautiful, would be well camouflaged on a rock or tree trunk. Hope someone can help.
Nerine

 

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Steve Lister

Senior Birder, ex County Recorder, Garden Moths.

• May 10, 2004

• #2

It is an Angle Shades, one of the more striking common moths.

I am coming to the Channel Islands at the end of June, Jersey to be exact, and hope to do some moth-trapping whilst there.

Steve

 

harry eales

Ancient Entomologist

• May 10, 2004

• #3

Nerine said:

Hi. Can anyone id this moth for me? I found it clinging to the wall under the doorstep. Sorry it's not a brilliant photo, its colours were very dusky - pinkish, greenish and beige. It had ragged edges to the wings - about an inch and a half long. Rather beautiful, would be well camouflaged on a rock or tree trunk. Hope someone can help.
Nerine

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No problem, it's an Angle Shades, It's also one moth that can be found from April through to October, the resident population no doubt being re-inforced by migrating specimens.

Harry Eales.

 

Nerine

Well-known member

• May 10, 2004

• #4

Steve and Harry, Thank you so much, you have both made my day. I couldn't find a picture of this anywhere. Thanks, both of you for taking the trouble to reply. Steve, please try Guernsey one day! Anyway, I'm sure you'll have a great time. Good luck with your moths. Nerine

 

Surreybirder

Ken Noble

• May 10, 2004

• #5

http://www.ukmoths.force9.co.uk/
is a good site for UK moths, Nerine.
I took a photo of this species on some sedum last autumn. Not brilliant but clearly the same species.
CLICK HERE FOR ANGLE SHADES

 

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Angus T

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• May 10, 2004

• #6

I got a darker Angle shades today, the like I've never seen before. Didn't get exposure right on pic so the darkness hasn't shown up as well s I'd like.

 

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Nerine

Well-known member

• May 10, 2004

• #7

Surreybirder said:

http://www.ukmoths.force9.co.uk/
is a good site for UK moths, Nerine.
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Added it to my favourites, thanks. That's a great photo you took on the Sedum, very colourful. Thanks for your help.
Nerine

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Nerine

Well-known member

• May 10, 2004

• #8

Angus T said:

I got a darker Angle shades today, the like I've never seen before. Didn't get exposure right on pic so the darkness hasn't shown up as well s I'd like.

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Lovely! How interesting that these moths are all different shades.

 

harry eales

Ancient Entomologist

• May 10, 2004

• #9

Nerine said:

Lovely! How interesting that these moths are all different shades.

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It's not that they vary much Nerine but when freshly emerged the greens and pinks are strickingly beautiful, unfortunately after a day or two the colours fade to rather boring browns. Both your picture and Angus's appear to be of freshly emerged specimens.
Harry Eales.

 

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Nerine

Well-known member

• May 11, 2004

• #10

Thanks for letting me know that, Harry. I was lucky to see it newly emerged then.

 

SleepyLizard

Well-known member

• May 11, 2004

• #11

Well as a newbie to moths I found my first Angle shades today. I recognised it straight away from having seen this post. It was on the back door step at 4pm and I almost trod on the thing. I'm not sure whether they are common around here as they are said to be quite scarce in parts of the far north of Scotland although, Easter Ross, being a lowland area often gets many plants and animals which don't generally extend this far up.

http://web.onetel.net.uk/~haggis63/Phlogophora-meticulosa.jpg

Alan

 

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Angus T

Well-known member

• May 11, 2004

• #12

Nerine & Alan, would there be any geraniums nearby where you saw your angle shades? Its one of the food plants.

 

SleepyLizard

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• May 11, 2004

• #13

Angus T said:

Nerine & Alan, would there be any geraniums nearby where you saw your angle shades? Its one of the food plants.

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Indeed there are - Several Geranium X oxonianum and Geranium X magnificum (cransebill) are in my garden and there is also an abundant supply of Geranium robertianum (Herb Robert) along the burn behind the house. I guess that means I can expect to see more

Alan