Flitting about in the grass

24 Saturday Jun 2023

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Autographa gamma, British moths, Burnet companion, Chrysoteuchia culmella, Euclidia glyphica, Garden Grass-veneer, moth, Silver Y

During my recent wanders, particularly through areas of long grass, moths tiny and large have been flitting up and flying a short distance, before fluttering back into the grass. Ninety-nine percent of the time, the moths have seemingly disappeared, so capable of stillness have they been and so well camouflaged. Fortunately for me, in the other one percent of instances I’ve managed to get photographs. Here are some of these flitters …

230624 burnet companion

– Burnet companion (Euclidia glyphica)

230624 silver y

– Silver Y (Autographa gamma)

230624 Chrysoteuchia culmella

– Garden grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella)

A selection of Grass-veneers

29 Tuesday Aug 2017

Posted by sconzani in insects, nature

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Agriphila straminella, Agriphila tristella, British moths, Chrysoteuchia culmella, Crambus lathoniellus, Crambus pascuella, Grass moths, Grass-veneer, micro moth

If you have a tendency, as I do, to wander through grassy meadows, you may have noticed small pale-looking flying creatures that are disturbed by your passing. They flit up and disappear again so quickly – their wings gathered tightly to their sides and often perched head-down on a grass stem – that they can be very hard to spot, and you may not, as I initially didn’t, realise that they’re moths. There are 39 species of Crambinae (the Grass moth family) in Britain – so far I’ve only managed to photograph these five.