Moth identification competition

This moth was spotted resting on a pair of boots on one of our Fundamental Bushcraft courses earlier this month. Can anyone identify it? The first person to leave a comment with the correct answer will win a £10.00 Woodlore Voucher. [caption id="attachment_1003" align="aligncenter" width="450"]Black Arches moth The moth, correctly identified as the Black Arches (Lymantria monacha)[/caption] As many of you have pointed out, this moth is in fact the Black Arches moth (Lymantria monacha). Siegfried was the first to answer correctly, winning a £10.00 voucher, but well done to everyone who got it right.

32 comments

I think this is a Black Arches moth (Lymantria monacha)

carolyn hull

It is the Lymantria monacha or commonly called Black Arches.

Malcolm McKee

Well I had to look it up, but I think the answer is Black Arches Lymantria monacha. It’s natural habitat is woodland in the south east so that seems to fit.

alex childs

I think this moth is a Panthea coenobita

ben dwyer

looks like black arches (Lymantria monacha). is that right?

Andrew Scales

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