Tag: moth

THE GOTH MAN

The Goth Man, is a small black and red moth. Also called the ‘Cinnabar’ Moth or ‘Tyria Jacobaea’. It belongs to the gang Tigers, Ermines, Footmen and allies (Arctics). About 20mm long, with a wingspan of 32-42mm. The Cinnabar moth, is a goth during adolescents, sporting a firm black and bright orange sweater, and telling […]

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The Mint Man

The Mint moth The Mint Moth, a small, sophisticated fella. A brown moth with orange pots on his wings, he is very small and pretty. This one was roughly 3cm big. There are two generations of this moth a year: April – June July – September Gang: Pyrales. Food favourites: Mint, Cat Mint, Calamint, Marjoram, […]

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Jamie Mothiver

Small Magpie This horrible supposedly common creature took me ages to identify. Mostly because I thought it was a butterfly – it looks like a butterfly – however before deciding to name this rare creature after myself I did decide to give the moth section, a light browse, and I found him, at the very […]

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