SEARCHING FOR HIS NAME by markp

SEARCHING FOR HIS NAME

This is quite a large moth I found asleep in the kitchen. I think it looks quite impressive but as of yet, I have not managed to find out just what he is.
If you have not seen the close up view of him I have also posted, just click on the link.....

http://365project.org/markp/365/26-07-2016
He really is quite impressive looking - like both these views.
July 27th, 2016  
Terrific capture! Hope you get to identify it :)
July 27th, 2016  
He must have been on his way to the "ugly bug ball " !!!
July 27th, 2016  
Angle Shades (Phlogophora meticulosa) possibly. You got me searching the web. :-)
July 27th, 2016  
Just a thought - Dingy Skipper, Erynnis tages ?
July 27th, 2016  
@milaniet @gilbertwood @beryl @callymazoo @ziggy77 Thank you all for all your lovely comments and suggestions as to what his name might be. After some more research I think I have identified him. I think he is a Moth from the family Noctuidae, commonly called The Old Lady or sometimes, a Black Underwing ( Mormo maura). As well as matching up his wing patterns, it also has the red eyes. It normally flies during July and August and amongst its chosen food plants when a caterpillar are Ivy, Hawthorne, and Blackthorn, all of which I have plenty of around the garden.
Thank you again.
July 27th, 2016  
@rosiekind I like the Owl Moth idea Rosie, see above post.
July 27th, 2016  
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