Monday 13 May 2019

Daytime garden moths

The chilly nights are not great for moths, but there are some day-flying moths enjoying the warm sunshine. In my garden this afternoon I saw several Pyrausta aurata and this lovely Cinnabar.

Cinnabar - Cookham 13-May-19
In addition, there were some longhorn moths flying amongst a cluster of forget-me-nots. I believe they are Cauchas rufimitrella?

Cauchas rufimitrella - Cookham 13-May-19
Steve Trigg, Cookham
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  1. Dave Wilton13 May 2019 at 21:09

    Hi Steve, I'd agree with rufimitrella. I've seen a lot of them over the past week, mostly on cuckoo-flower but occasionally on other flowers such as daisy and stitchwort. Nice to have it in your garden.

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  2. Martin Albertini13 May 2019 at 21:42

    I saw several rufimitrella today at Burnham. The site has a lot of garden escape plants and the rufimitrella were mostly on the forget-me-nots which are far more abundant than cuckoo-flower or hedge mustard. Must have seen about 20 Cinnabars flying in the sunshine. Also a couple of small yellow underwing.

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