This Angle Shades moth emerged from its pupa on the 11th April. The caterpillar was found in the garden on March 8th and brought inside to rear through. Despite being an easily reared species and one that is both common … Read More
A caterpillar of the Angle Shades moth, Phlogophora meticulosa, was dug up while preparing the vegetable bed for planting of early lettuces. Caterpillar vegetable pests Other green caterpillars can be seen in the caterpillar galleries Butterfly caterpillar gallery Despite being … Read More
An Angle Shades moth (latin name Phlogophora meticulosa) emerged last night from the reddish brown pupa found when clearing out some old cast iron guttering in January. More identification and rearing information can be seen on this Angle Shades moth … Read More
This Angle Shades moth spent a whole day sitting on a heather in the garden. It didn’t appear to be feeding and for a moth so cryptically well designed to blend into twig and leafy surroundings it seemed strange that … Read More
This caterpillar was sitting on Wild Garlic or Ramsons (Allium ursinum) leaves on a path down to Bream Cove just south of Maenporth in Cornwall. Insight: The Angle Shades (Phlogophora meticulosa) moth usually overwinters as a larva. Both the moth … Read More