tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post9038081271011786822..comments2024-03-26T16:59:23.236+00:00Comments on Ragged Robin's Nature Notes: A Few New Moths and Blue Tit UpdateRagged Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-12124775278382678802011-05-19T20:43:24.900+01:002011-05-19T20:43:24.900+01:00I hope you get to see one soon Stewart. A very pre...I hope you get to see one soon Stewart. A very pretty moth (though not as nice as your elephant hawkmoth :D). My only worry is that its habitat preference is broad-leafed woodland and the nearest is about a mile from here but according to one website they do occasionally "wander".<br /><br />Thanks for solving the mystery - the more time I spent trying to identify it, the more determined I was to find out what species it was! <br />Caroline (feeling less "ragged" now!!)Ragged Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-80290345654434279262011-05-19T19:52:39.374+01:002011-05-19T19:52:39.374+01:00No probs Caroline ( thats better than 'Ragged&...No probs Caroline ( thats better than 'Ragged'! :) )<br />There doesnt seem to be any other contenders than Seraphim. Nice moth, one I'll be looking out for...Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985665182124985194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-39646663054033183442011-05-19T12:29:45.426+01:002011-05-19T12:29:45.426+01:00Hi Stewart - thanks so much for your help (especia...Hi Stewart - thanks so much for your help (especially as the photos were not very good) and confirmation of Middle-barred. <br /><br />I wondered if the moth was Seraphim - I can't believe how long I have spent trying to id this moth (about 2 hours+)! Now someone else thinks it could be Seraphim I'll have another look at the Townsend and Waring and Manley books and re-go through some of the moth id websites that I've got book marked - it seems to be one of those moths that has many variations in markings!<br /><br />Thanks again. All the best CarolineRagged Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-57615858928073962532011-05-18T22:23:55.305+01:002011-05-18T22:23:55.305+01:00Hi Ragged, Your moth is definately Midlle Barred a...Hi Ragged, Your moth is definately Midlle Barred and I think your mystery is Seraphim though I have not seen one myself. Best Google it...Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985665182124985194noreply@blogger.com