Today's #MothOfTheDay is a caterpillar on the comfrey in the garden yesterday afternoon
SCARLET TIGER
Callimorpha dominula
The moth picture is what it turns into (taken from my feed from last year)
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Today's #MothOfTheDay is one of the wood mimic moths
MULLEIN
Cucullia verbasci
Often seen in abundance as caterpillars on mullein plants, this is what those multicoloured larvae turn into.
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Today's #MothOfTheDay was one of only 7 visitors last night despite favourable conditions (mild, cloudy, still).
MUSLIN MOTH
Diaphora mendica
This is a male (charcoal grey). Females creamy white. Larvae feed on dock and chickweed and is relatively common round these parts.
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Another numerically abysmal night, but of the three #moth visitors, at least one was a first sighting in 2026 for me.
LUNAR MARBLED BROWN
Drymonia ruficornis
Note the moon-shaped crescents on its wings, from where it gets its name. Common in southern UK.
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Very few moths last night, but today's #MothOfTheDay is a first 2026 sighting of
OAK-TREE PUG
Eupithecia dodoneata
Often confused with Brindled Pug which are almost identical save for some minor marking differences. These two preferred the hanging sheet to the moth box.
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#MothOfTheDay was the first sighting in 2026 for the furry cloak of
NUT-TREE TUSSOCK
Colocasia coryli
Larvae feed on multiple trees, including Beech, Oak, and probably in this case, next door's Field Maple. A common and well-distributed moth.
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Red Squirrel
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Wild Woodmouse
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#MothOfTheDay is a little spring beauty. Thought I had just the usuals last night, but then this was on the wall nearby
STREAMER
Anticlea derivata
A geometer moth (ie, lies flat against a surface). More flighty and won't sit on fingers like noctuids! Pretty common and larvae feed on dog-rose.
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Still struggling a bit with very low night time temperatures, early season and lack of species diversity. Today's #MothOfTheDay is another early season regular. Small, compact, plain but appealing white pepper appearance
SMALL QUAKER
orthosia cruda
Very common. Larvae feed on sallow.
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Sue Shaw