Hi - I'm still finding my way round this forum!

[MazH]

Hello - it's taken me about half an hour to find this new thread bit! Good impression to make with my first post! Anyway, I joined only to try to identify a moth a friend saw last night (no pics, I'm afraid), which he described as larger than average but not huge, coloured red, green and gold. Any ideas?

[wildone]

Hi MazH welcome to WAB. I do hope that you will stick around as you will find us a friendly bunch. We may not be able to identify your friends moth but it will not be for lack of trying.

Cheers

wildone

[MazH]

Thanks for the welcome - any tries will be appreciated.

[carlj]

Hey, no running off after id'ing! Welcome to wab - I've an inkling the moth rings a bell, but can't put finger on it!

[glsammy]

Welcome to WAB MazH, have you had a look in our moth Gallery? It just might be there.. and whilst your looking have a look at the other Galleries, I hope it encourages you to come back again!

[UB4 gardener]

red green and gold? hmmm. any more clues? how much red, green & gold?

closest i could think of was Scarlet tiger moth or either of the Elelphant hawk moths, they can look red in the right light.

Welcome to WAB
Chris

[MazH]

Thanks - I'll try the Gallery

[MazH]

I did suggest the elephant hawk moth to my friend, just from a pic I had in a book - still looks the most likely. Sorry I have no further info, but it was at night he saw it.

[nightshade]

hi Mahz,welcome to WAB,moths are one of those things that take some identifying,sometimes even if you have it in front of you!

[MazH]

Thanks for the welcome, your commanderness! Some of these titles are pretty impressive...