Name this Moth please?

[Athlon]

OK clever folk on P.H. Can you name the make and model of this moth please? it is pretty big and has fantastic markings.



Sorry about the focus, balancing on a fence with a macro at max makes for a shakey image!

TIA.

[MGZRod]

Steve.

[TotalControl]

I saw one of them in July. Quite big things.

[308mate]

It'th not Thtirling Moth ith it? Jutht a thought.

[Doofus]

It's an Angle Shades, Phlogophora meticulosa.

[Laurel Green]

308mate said:

It'th not Thtirling Moth ith it? Jutht a thought.

Turn it over to see if there's a white helmet.

[Athlon]

Doofus said:

It's an Angle Shades, Phlogophora meticulosa.

Bloody hell! thanks, I thought this would be a dead end but once again PH proves there is no question that can't be answered!

The rest of you... some great answers as usual

[SC7]

May I hijack this thread?

Thanks.

I discovered these two dirty freeloaders "doing a sex" in my garden.

The bigger one was about 3 inches long. Anyone know what they are or if they're rare? I've never seen one before.

[bobr]

They're bricks, fairly common round here

[Marf]

MGZRod said:

Steve.

Don't be silly.

It's clearly a Jeff.

[Cock Womble 7]

"Doing a sex"

[SC7]

bobr said:

They're bricks, fairly common round here

They're stone actually

[bridgdav]

September

[MarkwG]

SC7 said:

I discovered these two dirty freeloaders "doing a sex" in my garden.

The bigger one was about 3 inches long. Anyone know what they are or if they're rare? I've never seen one before.

I reckon Poplar Hawkmoths - http://www.david.element.ukgateway.net/stgeorgeswe... - piccie mid way down.

[Phil Dicky]

Marf said:

MGZRod said:

Steve.

Don't be silly.

It's clearly a Jeff.

Nope more of a Peter

[SC7]

MarkwG said:

SC7 said:

I discovered these two dirty freeloaders "doing a sex" in my garden.

The bigger one was about 3 inches long. Anyone know what they are or if they're rare? I've never seen one before.

I reckon Poplar Hawkmoths - http://www.david.element.ukgateway.net/stgeorgeswe... - piccie mid way down.

Congratulations, you win my first born son!

[Shaolin]

Yup poplar hawkmoth, not uncommon but largely nocturnal and fast fliers so not seen that often. I've never seen moth porn before.

[bobr]

SC7 said:

bobr said:

They're bricks, fairly common round here

They're stone actually

Dictionary said:

any block or bar having a similar size and shape

Yeah, but, no, but, shuttup

[Nickyboy]

My cat would call that dinner

[Doofus]

SC7 said:

May I hijack this thread?

Thanks.

I discovered these two dirty freeloaders "doing a sex" in my garden.

The bigger one was about 3 inches long. Anyone know what they are or if they're rare? I've never seen one before.

Poplar Hawkmoth. Common, I'm afraid...