The green-brindled crescent
One of the moths you can see in autumn till it gets too cold is the green-brindled crescent (Allophyes oxyacanthae). It has a very characteristic copper-green, sometimes dark green shade at its brown wings.
The herald
The herald (Scoliopteryx libatrix) is one of the few moths that hibernate as imago. Somewhere in a dark and draft-free place, but sometimes also in the house. If you come across one in the house, put it outside carefully. The moth survives the winter cold, to fly around again in the spring with the first heat.
A caterpillar or not?
The caterpillar is the larva of a butterfly or moth. But there are also larvae that look a lot like a caterpillar, but are not. They belong to sawflies. This blog is about the differences between the two.
Two different species?
I regularly receive questions from readers about animals that have been seen, usually to help identify the species. For example, I recently got two questions in quick succession that happened to be related to the same species: the gypsy moth. In this blog, more about this beautiful, but also feared species.
Sugaring for moths
In the winter period the chance that you see a butterfly is very small. But those are exceptions. Moths can be seen throughout the year. Even in winter? Yes, even in winter.
