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More garden wildlife from suburban Brighton, UK.

Cheeky squirrel on the bird feeder. Definitely knows he's been sussed.

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More garden wildlife from suburban Brighton, UK.

This is a female Broad-bodied chaser dragonfly, Libellula depressa, from springtime (May). I see these quite frequently, and this one was very obligingly still for me. Dragonflies are insects in the sub-order Anisoptera (meaning “unequal-winged”).

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Muslin moth, Diaphora mendica, from the garden light trap.

Very brightly coloured underneath, and, like many species, when first disturbed it played dead for a bit until it got confident and turned over. Like all my moths, has now been released back into the wild.

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Roger Ward · @rogward
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Muslin moth, Diaphora mendica, from the garden light trap.

Very brightly coloured underneath, and, like many species, when first disturbed it played dead for a bit until it got confident and turned over. Like all my moths, has now been released back into the wild.

I usually follow back, & am really grateful for a boost

#moths #mothing #backgardenwildlife #insect #lepidoptera #ukmoths #sussexwildlife #sussex #brighton #brightonmoths #mothingmonday

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Another large back garden moth. This one is a Lime Hawk moth, Mimas tiliae. Wingspan 55-70 mm Possibly the inspiration for WW2 aircraft camouflage.

Also, a picture of the home-made Skinner type trap I used that night.

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Another large back garden moth. This one is a Lime Hawk moth, Mimas tiliae. Wingspan 55-70 mm Possibly the inspiration for WW2 aircraft camouflage.

Also, a picture of the home-made Skinner type trap I used that night.

I follow back, & am really grateful for a boost

#moths #mothing #backgardenwildlife #insect #lepidoptera #ukmoths #sussexwildlife #sussex #brighton #brightonmoths #mothingmonday

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This is a Garden Tiger moth (Arctia caja). Once rare in the UK, it made a bit of a comeback, but is now in decline. Night flying, so many people haven't seen one. Moths that tend to rest with their wings open like this, are often docile and readily handleable. Wingspan 50-78mm

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This is a Garden Tiger moth (Arctia caja). Once rare in the UK, it made a bit of a comeback, but is now in decline. Night flying, so many people haven't seen one. Moths that tend to rest with their wings open like this, are often docile and readily handleable. Wingspan 50-78mm

I always follow back, & am grateful for a boost

#moths #mothing #backgardenwildlife #insect #lepidoptera #ukmoths #sussexwildlife #sussex #brighton #brightonmoths #mothingmonday

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These are Privet hawk-moths, Sphinx ligustri. The largest UK hawk moth, with a wingspan up to 120mm. Common, very docile, easily handled, and great for showing to kids.

I'm a keen lepidopterist, observing. recording, & releasing moths in my small urban back garden.

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I'm a keen lepidopterist, observing. recording, & releasing moths in my small urban back garden.

In two years I have recorded 258 verified species.

This is a Buff tip moth, Phalera bucephala. You can guess what he spends his life pretending to be, so he doesn't get eaten.

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I had such a positive response to my first moth post, I'll do more. All from my back garden, nocturnal, and released back into the wild.

This is a Puss moth, Cerura vinula, wingspan about 60mm.

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