Any moth experts?

Richie_Burnett

23 May 19 19:52

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Saw this cool moth this morning.

Looks exactly like this :

https://bugguide.net/node/view/710461/bgimage

which is an estgmene apparently, but wikipedia says they're native to North America. Anyone know what it is?

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Report Richie_Burnett • May 23, 2019 8:59 PM BST

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Report donny osmond • May 23, 2019 9:17 PM BST

might it be a white ermine moth

are you allowed to call it that on chit chat

Report Just Checking • May 23, 2019 9:28 PM BST

Wow looks like something a funk guitarist would wear on stage in 1976, complete with blonde wig.

The Parliament Moth?

Report Just Checking • May 23, 2019 9:31 PM BST

Butterly conservation's nearest is indeed white ermine.

Report Just Checking • May 23, 2019 9:33 PM BST

Wups:
https://butterfly-conservation.org/moths/white-ermine

Report Richie_Burnett • May 23, 2019 11:36 PM BST

Yeah that's more like it, cheers. Never seen one like that before.

I think the chit-chat moth would be all white with skinhead.

Report sageform • May 24, 2019 11:49 AM BST

White Ermine it is but you may wish to know that there is also a Burnet moth. They are black and red and are day flying on downland.

Report Just Checking • May 24, 2019 11:56 AM BST

They are very common, you see their caterpillar, also brightly coloured to signal danger as they are nasty to eat, all over ragwort in the summer.

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