Scarlet tiger moths!

 
Steve Yates
 
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05 August 2019 20:56
 

Thanks Chris. My bad ! Definitely Jersey Tiger - love the day time moths.

 
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05 August 2019 18:07
 
Steve Yates - 05 August 2019 03:54 PM

Good point - think I may be calling Jersey Tiger, Garden Tiger. I’ll take a closer and pay better attention next time. I struggle with moths !

I’ll send a report too.

Haven`t seen a Garden Tiger in years around here, but have good numbers of Jersey Tigers Steve!

 
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05 August 2019 15:54
 

Good point - think I may be calling Jersey Tiger, Garden Tiger. I’ll take a closer and pay better attention next time. I struggle with moths !

I’ll send a report too.

 
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05 August 2019 15:45
 

Also don’t forget to keep a lookout for Jersey Tigers.

Please report any interesting moth sightings to our our County Recorder, Chris Iles, at kifill22@hotmail.com

 
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05 August 2019 14:19
 

Chris, sorry only just seen this ! We’re lucky enough to have a colony in the garden - tend to see 6-8 flying late afternoon/early evening in late June early July. Now seeing Garden Tigers in ones and two’s.

Benefit of leaving some of the garden ‘wild’.

 
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09 July 2019 18:55
 

A walk over Ash common was very quiet except for hot spot about 10+ Scarlet Tiger moths in 20 square metre ! difficult to track as they were not inclined to settle!