Anyone know what this moth looking thing is?

[stephec]

I opened my car boot earlier to find it sat on the rear bumper, dragging it's rear end along.

I put it on a leaf under some bushes at the side of the car park and it's wings were flapping like mad, but it wouldn't take off as it seemed to be stuck to the leaf.

Just come back now and it's gone, hopefully flown away on it's own.

 

[figbat]

Leopard Moth?

 

[figbat]

Leopard Moth?

https://butterfly-conservation.org/moths/leopard-moth

 

[fossyant]

Hmm, doing a poo on your car ?

 

[stephec]

https://butterfly-conservation.org/moths/leopard-moth

That looks like it. 😊

 

[stephec]

Hmm, doing a poo on your car ?

Doing one that big that it could hardly move. 😂

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Lovely - well spotted.

Oh wait - it comes already spotted

 

[DRM]

It’s a lesser spotted superglue moth

 

[Gillstay]

Seen lots of damage from them as they live in the middle of a young tree then the Woodpecker comes along and bores a big hole in it to get at it. Then the top of your nice tree falls over. Then people ask your advice and you say Leopard moth, then they stare at you like your taking the piss, and charging them for it. Never seen an adult though, so well done.

 

[Accy cyclist]

I

I opened my car boot earlier to find it sat on the rear bumper, dragging it's rear end along.

I put it on a leaf under some bushes at the side of the car park and it's wings were flapping like mad, but it wouldn't take off as it seemed to be stuck to the leaf.

Just come back now and it's gone, hopefully flown away on it's own.

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Big moths scare me. That one looks particularly scary!

 

[biggs682]

Doing one that big that it could hardly move. 😂

I know that feeling will some days

 

[Dogtrousers]

Big moths scare me. That one looks particularly scary!

My mother had a horror of them "bob 'owlers" as they were called in the Midlands. She was fine with giant hairy spiders, but moths ... no.

 

[stephec]

I


Big moths scare me. That one looks particularly scary!

It's no more than a three inch wingspan, I can't see it doing you any harm.

 

[Accy cyclist]

My mother had a horror of them "bob 'owlers" as they were called in the Midlands. She was fine with giant hairy spiders, but moths ... no.

Spiders aren't so bad as they can only run and climb, but big fluttering round the head moths!!!

 

[DRM]

Spiders aren't so bad as they can only run and climb, but big fluttering round the head moths!!!

Yes, they can make some people a bit nervous, at one site I go to the supervisor, a young Polish lass called them night butterflies