I was surprised to catch a Lobster Moth last night which seemed very late in the season and in remarkably good condition.
Andy Newbold, Sibford Ferris, Oxon.
A Blog for moth recorders in Bucks, Berks and Oxon
A Blog for moth recorders in Bucks, Berks and Oxon
Hi Andy,
ReplyDeleteThat is interesting. As a lot of things have been late appearing this year I suppose it could just be one that emerged very late, but looking at the BC Atlas there's the vaguest of hints that it might be attempting to establish a second brood. It certainly has a partial second generation in France.
Dave mentioned a partial second generation in France: as an example, I caught three fresh-looking individuals on 15th August in central-western France. Incidentally, the common name for it in France also comes from its odd-looking caterpillar, but the French "see" a different creature: they call it L'Ecureuil (The Squirrel).
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