Skipper

This is one of the skipper Moths, of which I do not know. There are quite a few.

Skippers behave like butterflies in that they also hold their wings back.
Moths also have smooth antennae and are more hairy than butterflies
How ever somebody else may know so if you do please let me/us know.
Thank you :)
On the other hand , it might not be a skipper.:)

Chocky have uploaded vid from you tube but only get a blank white square.Have done the same as the other vids I have posted. it is a large file dont know if that makes a difference:-doh

Pm me or e-mail me with the code you have used . How big is the file?

Just been looking at this one in my new butterfly and moth books Chocky. It isn't a skipper, as they have baubles on the antenna tips, plus the body on this one seems larger than any of the Skippers.

I'm ploughing through the moths now, but I'm afraid that there isn't quite enough patterning showing from that angle.

I know. the skipper butterflies antennae are striped .
This is a moth and I think it might be a Greyling. It' behaves alike a butterfly. Some moths do .And they sit upright with their wings up rather than flat

No, it isn't a Grayling, again, they have bobbles on the tips of their antennae, plust the body on this one appears to be as long or longer than the wings.

Oh well. Trust me to find the impossible . I know it's a Moth because of the smooth antennae and it's a day flying moth.
I'll have a look and see if it is the only specimen I have.
Probably is as they don't stay still for long.

Nice to have a challenge :-lmao

How big was this?

About the sises of the large Skipper it's in the forum It's bright orange.
I'm going to look for the Mother Shipton . It looks very similar

Have a look at the Orange Underwing.

No I don't see any red
Look at the patterning of this one
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:C...ge.mi.2040.jpg

Yes, seems to tick a few boxes.:)

Looks very like it doesn't it?

The books you have bought. Do they have names? :)
Or is that a secrete :-lmao

It's a secret Chocky. :-lmao

Strangely enough, they came from a bookstore down in Totnes. :)

Pocket Guide to Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. Richard Lewington

Concise Guide to Moths of great Britain and Ireland. Martin Townsend and Paul Waring, Illustrated by Richard Lewington.

Plus two guide sheets for Butterflies and Caterpillars. Richard Lewington and John Bebbington

Got them from www.nhbs.com 2-3 Wills Road, Totnes.

Oh . I have the Collins Nature guide Butterflies and Moths
And The complete Encyclopedia of Butterflies.
And the Mother Shipton is in both. It's shown with it's wing flat. I caught it with it's wings back. I'm still not sure It could be a Dot moth . That has large white patches on the upper wing and looking at this there are light patch like areas on the upper side
Disappointing really I was do pleased with that capture

Found the moth I was referring to at the top of this thread. Silver Y moth Autographa gamma.
http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life...pha/index.html