Northern Spinach
Willow Beauty
This one is a bit baffling, in the trap this morning headlights aglow !! - I thought at first it was a moth but I haven't found anything like it in the books so maybe it's another insect species ?
Another photo. It was around 15mm wing length
Another photo. It was around 15mm wing length
Red-necked Footman
Thanks for the ID Colin and Andy
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72.042 BF2039 – Red-necked Footman – Erebidae – Atolmis rubricollis
Current status (CHF, 2011): Porritt listed Guisborough, Scarborough, Sheffield and York as sites for this moth, but there were no 20th Century records. A quite remarkable range expansion has taken place recently up the western side of the country and throughout Scotland. This population has gone on to colonise Northumberland and Durham and then spread south to VC62 in 2009. In 2011 there was evidence of further spread with records in VCs 62, 63 and 64.
Got any other pics of footman...?? It will be only the second record locally...
https://www.norfolkmoths.co.uk/index.php?bf=20390
Hec that’s a surprise! I missed that one in the books. Thanks. Just one more photo which I will post. I didn’t get a photo of the underside but at least half the underside of the abdomen was orangey.
They can easily be passed of as other insect groups...all the footmen sp are a tricky lot but a very interesting group and this one is a beaut...
Well Done Dave -
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