Hi. Can anyone identify this moth I saw in my garden today? I thought I had a good book on moths - Moths of the British Isles by Bernard Skinnner - but I'm blowed if I can spot it.  :(
Thanks. G xx
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/georgie_girl15/Moth2.jpg)
Hi Georgie, looked up my book and the only Moth it sort of looked like was a Herald. Have you spotted that one in your book? Have alook!
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Sorry, Carol, it's certainly not a Herald. Nothing like it in my book and certainly far to early, even for the smoke! ;)
G xx
I've just pulled out collins garden wildlife of Britain and Europe and it looks the double of a butterfly called a "Comma" Polygonia c-album.
I've scanned it onto my pc but I've no idea how to print it on my post like the old photoshots you guys do.
If you've got a Collins, look it up this babies a doppelganger...
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It's definitely a comma.
Hi Georgie, Your Moth is not a moth, it's a Butterfly. Definately a Comma (Polygonia c-album). Your picture is almost identical to the one in my book the only difference is the plant that it's sitting on :)
Have you tried looking on the net for pictures? If you put Polygonia c-album into your search engine, I'm sure you'll find it. What made you think it was a moth?
You should find a good picture of a Comma if you go to http://www.butterfly-conservation.org
Thanks everyone. Looked it up in the butterfly book and sure enough, it is a comma. But that's really odd. I was always given to understand that butterflies close their wings when they land and only moths keep their wings open. Hence, I thought it must be a moth because it stayed in that position for a good few minutes.Â
G xx
Quite a few butterflies will sun themselves with the wings open.
I wish the Holly Blues would, I'm dying to capture their delicate lavender colour.  :(
G xx