I had one of these beautifully patterned and coloured moths in my bathroom this morning ( they're black and white dotted, with a yellow body and black legs), and it's been AGES since i last saw one.:D
I first thought it was a speckled wood moth, but as i got nearer, it was indeed a blast from the past! It's gorn now, as i gently nudged it towards and out of the bathroom window ( bit of a risk, as i was standing precariously on the edge of the bath navigating a moth in flight!).
I'm not a lover of moths, as its butterflies i'm mad on, but i have a soft spot for the magpie moth.:)
warmest wishes- calla lily x
What a pretty little Moth
aren't they just Maeshadow :D, their cocoons are striking too 🙂
warmest wishes- calla lily x
Speckled wood is a butterfly (pararge aegeria). Magpie moths (abraxas grosulariata) are of the Tiger moth family (arctiidae). The scarlet tiger moth (callimorpha dominula) is really unusual looking too, with just a few colonies in Britain, here's a pic of one at a friend's house - there were at least a hundred - to two hundred all flittering about - beautiful.
>anorak off!<
They are lovely. I haven't seen any other than a few varieties of Whites around here. Managed to capture a couple in the garden the other day - with the camera, that is!
Many thanks for the moth and butterfly distinction burbeckmfht :), and for the pic- i had those at my old house several years ago and very nice they were too.:D
Lovely pics Treacle :), alas, it seems the butterflies are dying out as I don't seem to see that many anymore.:(
warmest wishes- calla lily x
Thanks, welcome... further to the above, the picture that Maeshadow took is actually the small magpie moth (eurrhypara hortulata) This is the magpie moth (abraxas grosulariata) that's most well-known :):