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Hi all,
I can do this one, it is a "Jersey Tiger" <Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria - UKMoths>. I remember the first one I ever saw was on a Buddleia bush at Stoke Gabriel (just. West of Paignton), you can't tell from the photo, but it is a large butterfly sized moth and I stared at it for about 10 minutes on the grounds that it must be a tropical immigrant or escape from a Butterfly house.
Now they've spread from S. Devon to London, most of the S. coast, Bristol etc.
Well I've read that this year there has been an increase in butterflies ,
After the last few years being a big decline .
I don't know if you've noticed but take a look around tomorrow and you will be pleasantly surprised
Funny .... My wife found this moth today in a sealed pack of grapes from sainsburys , they said grown in Egypt so whether they get packaged there I don't know !!
I found this beauty this summer in the South of France. It was huge, approx 20-25cm across. It's an Atlas moth that usually resides from Southeast Asia so I have a sneaky suspicion it must of escaped from a butterfly house that I know is fairly near by. Can't imagine it will survive the winter.
We found this on the floor outside our workshop, unfortunately dead, but I've been looking to see what it is. Haven't found a name for it as yet, any ideas?
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