Jersey Tiger moth (Euplagia quadripunctaria)

Ruby Tiger moth (Phragmatobia fuliginosa)

A brightly coloured moth flew past one of our members, showing dark wings with cream markings on the forewings and red on the hindwings, so we suspected it to be a Scarlet Tiger moth (Callimorpha dominula). These have been common in the Fordingbridge area and other places on the Hampshire Avon since at least the early 1970's, and have recently become much more widespread in southern Britain. The moth came to rest on holly underneath a hazel bush, and to our surprise turned out to be the closely related and similarly coloured Jersey Tiger moth (Euplagia quadripunctaria).

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