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We were sat in the garden yesterday evening and noticed lots (really lots)
of moths at a couple of bushes (Ceretostigma, I think it is called). They
appeared to be 'drinking' from the blue flowers, we also checked the
Agapanthus which also seemed to have attracted the same moths. I had heard
of bees going to flowers all the same colour but not moths. Does anyone
know what sort of moths they are? They didn't land but just stayed there
beating their wings all the time. It was fascinating to watch them, mind
you we had to keep the cat away, he thought they were there just for him
to chase!!

Regards Annie


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On Thu, 14 Aug 2003 12:16:54 +0100, Annie wrote:

We were sat in the garden yesterday evening and noticed lots (really lots)
of moths at a couple of bushes (Ceretostigma, I think it is called). They
appeared to be 'drinking' from the blue flowers, we also checked the
Agapanthus which also seemed to have attracted the same moths. I had heard
of bees going to flowers all the same colour but not moths. Does anyone
know what sort of moths they are? They didn't land but just stayed there
beating their wings all the time. It was fascinating to watch them, mind
you we had to keep the cat away, he thought they were there just for him
to chase!!

Are you sure they are not hoverflies?

Pam in Bristol

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I've seen the same thing - lots of very small brown moths fluttering their
wings madly and seemingly hovering over the purple flowers of my verbena in
the early evening.

Aileen

"Pam Moore" wrote in message
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On Thu, 14 Aug 2003 12:16:54 +0100, Annie wrote:

We were sat in the garden yesterday evening and noticed lots (really
lots)
of moths at a couple of bushes (Ceretostigma, I think it is called). They
appeared to be 'drinking' from the blue flowers, we also checked the
Agapanthus which also seemed to have attracted the same moths. I had
heard
of bees going to flowers all the same colour but not moths. Does anyone
know what sort of moths they are? They didn't land but just stayed there
beating their wings all the time. It was fascinating to watch them, mind
you we had to keep the cat away, he thought they were there just for him
to chase!!

Are you sure they are not hoverflies?

Pam in Bristol

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"Annie" wrote in message
...
We were sat in the garden yesterday evening and noticed lots (really lots)
of moths at a couple of bushes (Ceretostigma, I think it is called). They
appeared to be 'drinking' from the blue flowers, we also checked the
Agapanthus which also seemed to have attracted the same moths. I had heard
of bees going to flowers all the same colour but not moths. Does anyone
know what sort of moths they are? They didn't land but just stayed there
beating their wings all the time. It was fascinating to watch them, mind
you we had to keep the cat away, he thought they were there just for him
to chase!!

Regards Annie



were they either of these ?
http://www.mxcat.com/bbmindex.html
http://www.leps.it/SpeciesPages/MacroStellat.htm


Tim.

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"Annie" wrote in message
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We were sat in the garden yesterday evening and noticed lots (really
lots)
of moths at a couple of bushes (Ceretostigma, I think it is called).
They
appeared to be 'drinking' from the blue flowers, we also checked the
Agapanthus which also seemed to have attracted the same moths. I had
heard
of bees going to flowers all the same colour but not moths. Does anyone
know what sort of moths they are? They didn't land but just stayed there
beating their wings all the time. It was fascinating to watch them, mind
you we had to keep the cat away, he thought they were there just for him
to chase!!

Regards Annie

We currently have a large number of silver Y moths who seem to like our
lavender. They sort of hover in front of the flower beating their wings
without landing. Maybe yours are the same?

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Annie wrote in message ...
We were sat in the garden yesterday evening and noticed lots (really lots)
of moths at a couple of bushes (Ceretostigma, I think it is called). They
appeared to be 'drinking' from the blue flowers, we also checked the
Agapanthus which also seemed to have attracted the same moths. I had heard
of bees going to flowers all the same colour but not moths. Does anyone
know what sort of moths they are? They didn't land but just stayed there
beating their wings all the time. It was fascinating to watch them, mind
you we had to keep the cat away, he thought they were there just for him
to chase!!

Regards Annie

Its difficult to say but it is posible that what you saw was the
Silver Y Moth a migrartory species that is quite common. I've had it
in my garden recently
http://cgi.ukmoths.force9.co.uk/show.php?id=1134
http://cgi.ukmoths.force9.co.uk/show.php?id=65

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butterflies?" Andrew Lees - The quotation on his memorial at Crymlyn
Bog National Nature Reserve

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Annie wrote in message ...
We were sat in the garden yesterday evening and noticed lots (really lots)
of moths at a couple of bushes (Ceretostigma, I think it is called). They
appeared to be 'drinking' from the blue flowers, we also checked the
Agapanthus which also seemed to have attracted the same moths. I had heard
of bees going to flowers all the same colour but not moths. Does anyone
know what sort of moths they are? They didn't land but just stayed there
beating their wings all the time. It was fascinating to watch them, mind
you we had to keep the cat away, he thought they were there just for him
to chase!!

Regards Annie

Its difficult to say but it is posible that what you saw was the
Silver Y Moth a migrartory species that is quite common. I've had it
in my garden recently
http://cgi.ukmoths.force9.co.uk/show.php?id=1134
http://cgi.ukmoths.force9.co.uk/show.php?id=65

--
Neil Jones- http://www.butterflyguy.com/
"At some point I had to stand up and be counted. Who speaks for the
butterflies?" Andrew Lees - The quotation on his memorial at Crymlyn
Bog National Nature Reserve

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On Thu, 14 Aug 2003 12:16:54 +0100, Annie wrote:

We were sat in the garden yesterday evening and noticed lots (really lots)
of moths at a couple of bushes (Ceretostigma, I think it is called). They
appeared to be 'drinking' from the blue flowers, we also checked the
Agapanthus which also seemed to have attracted the same moths. I had heard
of bees going to flowers all the same colour but not moths. Does anyone
know what sort of moths they are? They didn't land but just stayed there
beating their wings all the time. It was fascinating to watch them, mind
you we had to keep the cat away, he thought they were there just for him
to chase!!

Are you sure they are not hoverflies?

Hoverflies don't beat their wings whilst on their feet.

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Many thanks for the help with the moths on closer inspection they are the
Silver Y moths which we had never seen before. This is a wonderful place
for help...thanks again

Annie


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Annie wrote in message ...
We were sat in the garden yesterday evening and noticed lots (really lots)
of moths at a couple of bushes (Ceretostigma, I think it is called). They
appeared to be 'drinking' from the blue flowers, we also checked the
Agapanthus which also seemed to have attracted the same moths. I had heard
of bees going to flowers all the same colour but not moths. Does anyone
know what sort of moths they are? They didn't land but just stayed there
beating their wings all the time. It was fascinating to watch them, mind
you we had to keep the cat away, he thought they were there just for him
to chase!!

Regards Annie

We had a hovering moth drinking from a lavender bush amonth or so
back, we managed to definitely identify it as a Hummingbird Hawk Moth.
Ive seen one once before in Cornwall and they are recorded as being
summer visitors to the southe west. As we live in North Wales this one
must have made quite a trek - one of the realities of global warming
perhaps.

Mark

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On 18 Aug 2003 13:34:36 -0700, (Mark Fawcett)
wrote:


We had a hovering moth drinking from a lavender bush amonth or so
back, we managed to definitely identify it as a Hummingbird Hawk Moth.
Ive seen one once before in Cornwall and they are recorded as being
summer visitors to the southe west. As we live in North Wales this one
must have made quite a trek - one of the realities of global warming
perhaps.

A saw no less than four about two weeks ago, feeding off a white
Buddliea outside my workshop in Hampshire.
I nipped in to get my camera, but by the time I'd found it and set it
up they'd gone.
Haven't seen them since - but will keep looking ( camera ready ).

Regards,



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