A moth on Mentha spicata

Post by **MWP admin** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 12:39 pm

Something for lepidoptera fans!

Is ID possible?

Haas · Post by **Haas** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 6:10 pm

It is a Meadow brown - Maniola jurtina

see http://www.butterfly-guide.co.uk/specie ... /ukm13.htm
or http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/in ... ml#jurtina

haas

Post by **MWP admin** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 4:50 pm

Thanks Haas - in Italian they say "Sei un mito" which means something like You are fantastic!

Thanks a lot

jonagius · Post by **jonagius** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 1:18 am

Hi Stephen,
I hope you answer the following question with a yes...I really do!!
Question:
Did you photograph this Maniola jurtina in Malta (not Gozo I intend)?
Thanks
Jonathan.

Post by **MWP admin** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 7:38 am

I have a feeling that this was photographed in Zebbug, Gozo somewhere between May and June 2008. I will check the photo archive for confirmation as I might be wrong.

Post by **MWP admin** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 7:43 am

I confirm the record and have Exif data as a proof:

Photo taken 22June2008, 10:22:59

The location is Zebbug, Gozo