To the naked eye and with the flash off it looked a very dull brown - similar to a ringlet butterfly, but the flash revealed quite a distinctive pattern. It's the largest moth I've seen here in Devon and with wings spread was the size of a peacock butterfly. All suggestions as to the species are most welcome.
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It's an Old Lady (Mormo maura). a species I have never seen. I think it is the largest British Noctuid but I could be wrong there.
It is indeed, Old Lady. Scriptor beat me to it lol
Lovely shot too.
Thank you both! Much appreciated. I really need to invest in a new moth book.
They both beat me to it, It's in Collins 'Flies July/August and sits on trees various. Says nothing about bathrooms. That's that then!
Damn, I should check if there are any comments before trying to ID moths on blogs!
I've never seen on either, although given that my book suggests most common in the south-east that might explain why.
The UK Moths page shows that they also roost in large numbers something I've never seen any moth do before -- and something I'm assuming you wouldn't want in your kitchen!
Nice dragon,
wish I could get this close to ours here by the Nile,
I have a photo of a green caterpiler, somewhere on my blogs
will put it on a newer post see if someone can Identify the species.
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