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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 news 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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"Tim" wrote in message s.com... "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 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 -- 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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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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from Pam Moore contains these words: 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. -- Rusty http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm horrid·squeak snailything zetnet·co·uk exchange d.p. with p to reply. |
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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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