Euproctis similis
I guess this moth speaks for itself. A beautiful white coloured moth where the male of the species has greyish spots towards the base of the forewings. The female is larger with unfeathered antennae, but the most distinguishing feature of both sexes is the bright yellowish tail of the abdomen. Wingspan 30 to 35mm.
The caterpillars are very hairy and feeds on a wide range of broadleaved trees and shrubs.
Adults fly July to August and are attracted to light. Seen in woodland, hedgerows and gardens. Common and widespread in southern Britain, local elsewhere.
July 2011, rear garden, Staffordshire. © Pete Hillman 2011.
Nature Journeys 
That brings to mind a moth I remember as a kid – the Silver Ermine moth. White and fluffy but no yellow tail!
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I like the view of this moth from the underside. One seldom captures this view. Good photos Pete.
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Thank you very much, Peggy 🙂
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Well sighted and captured. Pete! 🙂
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Thank you, Indira 🙂 This wa a new species for me at the time 🙂
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Well done Pete! And very interesting. I’ll have to take a closer look at the moth’s tail, wonder if we have them here. Never spotted one like this.
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Thank you, Greta 🙂 It is quite an interesting looking moth.
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It is easy to forget there are some beautiful moths, this is one of them.
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Indeed there are, Brian. Thank you for your comment 🙂
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