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Carpet Moth?
Larry Shone
I saw this yesterday on the outside of our kitchen window and set my camera up with the flash bracket for some shots.

From in the kitchen, showing the underside:

img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/Dawnrider/Nature/moth02-1.jpg

and from outside-you can see some of the moth's 'tiles' have come off onto the window pane lower left:

img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/Dawnrider/Nature/moth01-2.jpg
 
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ChrisR
When identifying moths you must start by knowing that colour is much less important than the shape & position of the patterns on the wing. The different shapes and relative intensities of light & dark areas is likely to be stable but the actual colour and brightness of patterns often varies between individuals of the same species.

I'd recommend you get hold of a copy of the concise version of the "Field Guide to Moths of Great Britain & Ireland" by Waring, Townsend & Lewington Smile

It's hard to judge the size of the moth in these photos ... I think in Facebook you mentioned that it was about an inch across, which made me think it might be a Common Marbled Carpet but looking harder at the books it looks much more like the smaller Juniper Carpet, which is also a late season moth. So, I am a bit confused - needs an expert to look at it and you might find it easier on a site like iSpot Smile
Edited by ChrisR on 13-10-2011 12:32
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London.
 
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Larry Shone
Thanks Chris , I could use that book! I used to have a Collins Gem guide to moths, it was brill but I lost it!
 
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ChrisR
Any of the Collins Guides will not be comprehensive - so if you are serious about finding the correct name you need to start with books that have all the species in them (like the Waring, Townsend & Lewington book) Wink
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London.
 
http://tachinidae.org.uk
Larry Shone
ChrisR wrote:
Any of the Collins Guides will not be comprehensive - so if you are serious about finding the correct name you need to start with books that have all the species in them (like the Waring, Townsend & Lewington book) Wink

Yea but I've just seen the price of that book!! Way out of my league!! Even on ebay, way too much!
 
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ChrisR
Amazon has the Concise version (easier to use, ring-bound and with less descriptive text) for £11.60 with free delivery ... not bad for a comprehensive book with paintings of all the UK species Smile
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London.
 
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tristram
UKMoths is pretty good: http://ukmoths.or....
So is HantsMoths: http://www.hantsm....
 
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Tony T
A Juniper Carpet (Thera juniperata)
 
Larry Shone
Tony T wrote:
A Juniper Carpet (Thera juniperata)

Thanks, that does look a positive ID to me!
 
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