#kentish glory

[onenicebugperday]

Kentish glory, Endromis versicolora, Endromidae (glory moths)

Found in the Palearctic region

Photos 1-2 by olga2019kuryakova, 3-4 by sjoc, 5 by brzozam, 6-7 by joeybom, 8 by lepidopteramundi, 9 by nakarb, and 10 by woodmen19

[moths-daily]

Moth Of The Day #154

Kentish Glory

Endromis versicolora

From the endromidae family. They have a wingspan of 50-78 mm. They tend to inhabit open birch woodland and lightly wooded moorland. They can be found in the Palearctic realm.

[libraryofmoths]

Moth of the Week

Kentish Glory

Endromis versicolora

The Kentish glory was first described in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus. It is a part of the family Endromidae which was created in 1810 by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer. This is a monotypic genus, meaning there is only one species in it being the Kentish glory.

Description The male and female of this species are clearly told apart by their colors and size.

Males are darker and more orange than females with feathery antennae

Males hindwings are orange

Females are paler/more washed out in color and larger to carry eggs

The forewings of this moth are a marbled black, orange, and white. The outer edge of the wing called the outer margin is brown with white stripes along the veins. The females hindwings are the same marbled black, brown, and white with a brown edge. The males hindwings are orange with brown markings.

The legs and antennae are black while the thorax is brown and white. The females abdomen is black while the males abdomen is a similar orange to the hindwing.

Sources differ on wingspan range.

Wikipedia: 50 - 70 mm (≈1.97 - 2.76 in)

Butterfly Conservation: Male 27 - 30 mm (≈1.06 - 1.18 in), Female 34 - 39 mm (≈1.34 - 1.54 in)

Diet and Habitat The larvae of this species eats mainly birch (Betula species) but will eat other trees and shrubs such as Alnus, Corylus, Tilia and Carpinus species. Adults do not feed.

This moth’s range used to be much larger, such as living in the southern and western English counties of Kent, Sussex, Berkshire, East Anglia, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire and the southeastern Welsh county of Monmouthsire.

Now this moth is restricted to living in the central and eastern Highlands of Scotland. It is seen in the Scottish counties of Perthshire, Inverness-shire, Morayshire, Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire.

They prefer to inhabit open birch woodland and lightly wooded moorland.

Mating Females use pheromones to attract males, who can detect them from 1-2 km (≈0.62 - 1.24 mi) away.

This species has one single generation per year. The females lay their eggs, which are yellow at first then purplish-brown, in batches of 10-20 eggs on low birch scrub at an average height of 1.2m (≈1.31 yd). They prefer to let them on sheltered, unshaded saplings, usually the first few batches are near where the females emerged. The eggs hatch after 10 to 14 days.

Predators Males usually fly during the day from mid morning to early afternoon while females fly at dusk. Because of this males are presumably preyed on by daytime birds while females are preyed on by bats.

Fun Fact The females do not fly as strong as males due to the eggs they carry as it weighs them down. Females tend to lay their first few batches of eggs close to where they emerged due to this fact.

(Source: Butterfly Conservation, Wikipedia, Rothiemurchus)

[ikemoths]

kentish glory moths!! these are absolutely STUNNING with their colour scheme, which is my belowed brown-cinnamon-white mix, i love these guys!! in this video below from Bart Coppens on youtube (link in sources!) you can take a look at how clumsy and cute they are :)

It's a fairly scarce moth that lives in the northern hemisphere eurasia area, which feels mainly on birch and lives in moist marshlands. one of my favourite moths, send them my way or @ me if you find one! :D

<3

[heracliteanfire]

Kentish Glory Endromis versicolora; proof of a plate for H.T.Stainton, A Manual of British Butterflies and Moths.

Wood-engraving printed on India laid paper, Thomas Dewell Scott, 1857

(via British Museum)

[clingyduofan]

lifestealers as moths because I'm bored. all images from here

zam - speckled yellow

squiddo - sussex emerald

spoke - death's-head hawkmoth

mapicc - ruby tiger

roshambo - puss moth

vitalasy - purple-bordered gold

bacon - orange swift

clown - narrow-bordered five-spot Burnet

jaron - latticed heath

jumper - lackey

subz - kentish glory

ash - haworth's minor

parrot - green silver-lines

pangi - grass eggar

reddoons - cinnabar

planet - crimson speckled

woogie - clouded silver

poafa - leopard moth

branzy - blood-vein

rek - antler moth

Leo - argent & sable

minute - white barred clearwing

terrain - triangle

jepexx - herald

mid - small purple-barred

[lycomorpha]

Today's moth content is the new tattoo I got yesterday of a Kentish glory moth. Hand-poked by Belle at Black Rabbit Tattoo Collective, Thatcham, UK, like the rest of them! She's so good at moths, I'm so happy 💖🦋

(I'll run out of skin before I run out of moth species, so my condolences to the family member who thought I was kidding about wanting tattoo funds for every birthday and xmas forever... 😂)

[writerobscura]

Heartstopper Season 2, Episode 1

Yeah, lots of us bisexual ladies are laddish and sporty and we get called lesbians. 0_o

PLEASE keep in mind that my worldview may not be the same as yours - nor are we the same age (I guarantee it!) The way I enjoy Heartstopper may not be the way you do--but neither of us is wrong, and if you take issue with how I interact with the show as a fan, it's YOUR ISSUE and I don't care.

My live watch impressions under the cut:

It’s astounding how much height Nick gained in 24 hours. Those Kentish growth spurts should be studied by scientists.

This scene alone was worth sitting through this entire sexless montage.

Issac finally put the smackdown on Tao’s anti-Nick stance. I was waiting for that page-turning hand to swipe the back of that head.

Sure Jan.

The Hopechest in all his glory.

46? That’s his band size. Not complaining.

Wow, the Hopechest starting shit early in the game. There best be an ass-kicking in his future.

Yes, you are Mr. Farouk, and you can spank me with that ruler anytime you see fit.

Hey, at least they're not fisting at school.

Hey Darce, that shit was iconically hilarious.

His game is so strong when he’s not playing.

Never take a book from a bibliophile’s hands. You’re just inviting homicide. ALSO – bitch don’t lie, we know you can dance—we all saw you at London Pride.

THIS IS WHAT AN ALLY LOOKS LIKE, ‘KAY DARCE?

Meme-able for sure...

I am so glad the hanky-panky panels made it into the show. ALSO, why did Charlie’s dad get hotter this season?

Tori’s response to cringe idioms are peak television

[bassia-bassensis]

Bsd characters as moths with no explanation

Kentish glory moth

Giant leopard moth

Atlas moth

Japanese silk moth

Crimson speckled moth

[sileomaolduin]

I just spent a few days in London for the Glory and the Beast concert and like. I know I made jokes about "eww London" but like

Holy fuck. London is so nice to get around. Hop on the tube for like £2 and go the whole way across it in like five minutes by just tapping your phone against two booths, no questions asked. Hop on the bus for like £1 and do the same around Kentish Town and Camden for the whole day. It costs like £16 just to get into Belfast and then getting around it at all is absolutely fucking miserable.

Fucking hells, London's public transit might just be the best I've ever experienced. Translink get your act together.

[randimoth]

Kentish glory (Endromis versicolora) is another moth species with very decorated and beautiful wings. Despite the common name, they're relatively rare in the actual region of Kent, instead being far more widespread in Scotland. Outside of Great Britain, they're relatively widespread in the centre of Europe: from the Pyrenees and Italy to Fennoscandia and the Urals.

[namesetc]

moth names part 1

because. list source (x)

an / ann - annulet

antler

apple

argent

ash - ashworth

arch / arche - arches

bar - barb - barber - barberry

barred

beau - beauty

belle

belt

bird

blair

blood

blot - blotch / blotche - blotchy

blox - bloxworth

blu / blue / bleu

bord - border

box

bri / bry - bright / brite - brighton

brown

brim - brimstone

brin / bryn - brind - brindle

braud - broad

bee / bea

buff - buffy

bur / burr - burn / byrn / byrne - burnet / burnett / burnette

brass

button

blush

car - carpet

cher / cherr - cheri / cherry

canary

case

chalk

chestnut

chim - chime - chimney

choco - chocolate

cin / cinn - cinna - cinnabar

cis - cist - cistus

clan - clance - clancy

clif - clifden

cloa - cloak

clou - cloud

cream

crims - crimson

cur / curr - currant

clear

clove - clover

dark

death

dec - dece - deca - deco - decem / decemb - december

dew - dewick

dingy

dot / dott

drab

drink - drinker

dusk - dusker - dusky

dag - dagger

ermine

em - emer - emera - ermeral - emerald

eye

earl - early

el / ele / elle - elephant

em - emp - emper - emperor

es / ess / esse - essex

es - est - estu - estua - estuar - estuari - estuarin / estuarine

egg - eggar

for - forest / forrest - forester

fea - feath - feather

fest - festoon

fier - fiery

fire

fish - fisher

five

flame

four

fox - foxglove

frost

goth - gothic - gothica

grey / gray

green

gal - gali - galia - galium

gar - gard / guard - garden - gardenia

ghost

goat

gold

grass

glory

hook

hawk - hawkmoth

heath

honey - honeycomb

haw - haworth

heart

horn - hornet

hum / humm - hummer - humming - hummingbird

jersey

july

knot

ken - kent - kenti - kentish

Lune - Luna - Lunar

leaf

line

lute - lutestring

loop - looper

lack - lackey

lace

lappet

lattice

lead

leo - leopard

lichen

lime

liquor - liquorice

moth - mothy / mothie - mothica

mocha

magpie

maid - maiden

manchester

map

mar - marble

march

mer - merv / merve - merveil / merveille

mint

mist - mistle - mistletoe

mot / mott

narrow

net / nett

north - northern

nov / nove - nova - novem / novemb - november

ora / aura - oran - orange

Pine

per / par - pareil

plume

plus - plusia

pug

pier - pierce - piercer

pearl

quake - quaker

rust - rustic

riv - rivu - rivul - rivulet / rivulette

red

shade

sable

skel - skele - skeleton - skeletonizer

stripe

straw

snout

silver - silverline

sweep - sweeper

swift

spot

speck

shell

swallow

tooth

tree

tail - tails

thor - thorn

tiger

treble

umber

vein

wing

white

wave

wane / wain - wainscot

wax

yellow

[mwolf0epsilon]

Moth AU - Clone OC Moth Assignment

In which Eps assigns moths to her Clone OCS a la @waterlily707 's awesome Clone Moth AU! This took a hot minute to do...

ARC Trooper Bully - Rustic Sphinx Moth

ARC Trooper Jawbreaker - Black Arches Moth

Clone Medic Pox - Giant Silkworm Moth Caterpillar (Cannot pupate due to Sulu Ra's meddling so is forever stuck as venomous caterpillar)

Clone Medic Sponge - Giant Leopard Moth

Clone Trooper Jelly - Rosy Maple Moth

Clone Trooper Lichtenberg - Blue Tiger Moth

Clone Trooper Pretty Boy - Yellow Tiger Moth

Clone Trooper Olly Olly Oxenfree - White-Winged Red Costa Tiger Moth

K9 Trooper Redacted - Common Gray Moth

Commander Sturm - Garden Tiger Moth

Scuba Trooper Geoduck - Argent and Sable Moth

Scuba Trooper Conch - Madagascan Sunset Moth

Scuba Trooper Crayfish - Middle Lace Border Moth

Clone Commando Dragon - Elephant Hawk Moth

Clone Commando Komainu - Purple-Barred Moth

Clone Commando Basilisk - Southern Purple Mint Moth

Clone Commando Gremlin - Common Sheep Moth

Clone Commando Kerberus - Purple-Bordered Gold Moth

Clone Officer Incognito - Spotted Apatelodes Moth

Clone Cadet Sixer - Six-Spot Burnet Moth

Clone Cadets Patchwork & Ragdoll - Kentish Glory Moth

Clone Cadet Cartoons - Coffee Clearwing Moth

Clone Cadet Bonesy - White Plume Moth

Clone Cadet Sucata - Small Emperor Moth

Clone Cadet Leech - Galium Sphinx Moth

Clone Cadet Gadget - Lunar Hornet Moth (Spinal injury pre-pupation caused wing malformation)

Clone Cadet Spore - Spanish Moon Moth

Clone Cadet Amoeba - Lime Hawk Moth

Clone Cadet Tulpa - Robin Moth

Clone Cadet Caboose - Crimson Tiger Moth

[bornruffianss]

have decided that the gold swift moth is very gender and so is the kentish glory

[leanstooneside]

Refusing to share a burden

- fragrant of rain

- course of Stephen's

- sentence of Newman's

- moment of discouraged

- war of wits

- Venus of Praxiteles

- case of conscience

- act of being

- long roll of paper

- ideas of Aristotle

- direction of truth

- his book of psychology

- quays of Dublin

- cake of cowdung

- look of her

- splendour of truth

- young professor of mental science

- little ring of listeners

- sheet of paper

- days of Tone

- other avenue of apprehension

- proof of Lynch's

- entire system of philosophy

- name of worldlings

- firm gesture of obedience

- stage of jesuit

- shaft of thought

- sight of MacCann's

- covering of silk

- me of nationality

- his cap of grey hair

- His courtesy of manner

- energy of apostleship

- smell of wet branches

- different type of female beauty

- esthetic apprehensions of all kinds

- scene of tawdry tribute

- distant noise of many boots

- new gospel of life

- loud cough of laughter

- cliffs of Moher

- smell of molten

- set of coils

- end of Stephen's

- levite's robe of plain linen

- side of his

- herd of antelopes

- question of universal peace

- imposition of hands

- bar of God's

- throng of students

- mind of Jesus

- prison gates of our

- calm surface of Stephen's

- soul of your

- philosopher of Middlesex

- countryman of Ben

- rounds of Kentish

- Ireland of Tone

- sacred eloquence of Dublin

- presence of whatsoever

- danger of perishing

- souls of mathematicians

- thrill of its

- wake of clamorous conversions

- act of escaping

- dignity of altruism

- big mug of milk

- cloister of Stephen's

- last words of Davin's

- peak of his

- memory of Wolfe

- esthetic relation of part

- strange play of intrigue

- mind of man

- great flanks of Venus

- versions of Irish

- shadow of his

- harsh tone of MacAlister's

- office of arms

- professor of Italian

- sidepockets of his

- direction of beauty

- corner of Sir

- doubt of it

- rhythm of beauty

- phases of it

- rare phrases of Elizabethan

- wisps of paper

- greater glory of God

- works of Mr

- instant images of guilelessness

- welter of sectarianism

- criticism of life

- irregular tail of signatures

[mothgallery]

Hello, sorry for the wait! Once again, no new named characters in Chapter 4. So instead, let’s focus on the Gryphea royal family. Rayed Slug is Falcogona Gryphea’s late wife, and it is she and her husband who founded the Gryphea kingdom together. Together they had six heirs, Mustilizans Andracoides, Blue-Stripe Nettle Grub, Andraca Oliviacea, Perola Clara, Black Cup Slug, and finally Kentish Glory.