Moths

[Ric.ror]

What kind of moths are about 1.5 cm long with a grey body and a cream/white head?
I killed two last night

[RATTER15]

These by any chance? http://www.knockoutuk.co.uk/pests/common-clothes-moths.html

Though the size you give is most like a little large.

[Ric.ror]

No those aren't the ones

[brionon]

Why did you kill them ?

[dustypuss]

HTH

http://ukmoths.org.uk/

[woofgang]

errrm dead ones?

[SeaJayPea]

Why ever kill them? They're beautiful creatures that do nobody any harm.

[Ric.ror]

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=moth+damage+on+clothes&safe=active&source=lnms&tbm=isch&;sa=X&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAWoVChMI6aLG8fLuxwIViSrbCh2cGAE7&biw=1024&bih=643

That's why

[Jennykenny]

Just gently shuffle them outside with a sheet of paper.

We have no idea why even a fraction of animals (including humans) are on this planet, but wouldn't it be amazing if we found that moths helped us in a particular way?

[Copacetic]

You need to educate yourself Ric.ror

http://www.mothscount.org/text/18/faqs_and_myths.html

[MargoTester]

It was Moth Night last night. You were asked to count and identify the moths in you garden and submit them. That's two that won't be included ;-) - just google moth night ( sorry can't do links)

[MargoTester]

Oh beaten to it by Copacetic

[Copacetic]

together margo we may save an innocent moths life ;)

[Baldric]

http://www.mothnight.info/www/

[MargoTester]

I heard something about it on the radio yesterday. I actually can't remember the last time I saw a moth.

[crisper]

I'm with Ric.ror on this one.. we kill moths too... we have carpet moths.. the carpets were professionally treated a few years ago.. but they've come back...in lots of places.. the have completely eaten the pile of the carpet away in lots of places... its confined to downstairs at the mo .... one patch is the size of a dinner plate...and there are lots of new patches appearing now!

[Prudie]

crisper i too have suffered that and have a good quality wool carpet ruined in areas of most downstairs rooms. We bought something from amazon that sorted it but they were not moths but rather the carpet beetle which looks like a very small grey and black ladybird. I'd never kill moths or anything else ..except spiders, they get the chop if they come in the house I'm afraid.

[Chipchopper]

Thanks Copacetic, good link.
I'm doing my count tonight.

[alavahalf]

My guess is it was the protected lesser known 'White head' moth.
They are one of the worlds rarest moths. Infact it was believed there was one breeding pair left in the northern hemisphere.

[Ric.ror]

Prudie - I will never forgive you for killing a spider

[Ric.ror]

I think it's a white shouldered house moth