Unmarried Moth'ers - Part II

Some years ago a casual acquaintance said to me that he was no longer going to read my Blog now that the subject matter had been given over to Moths, because they are boring! Well, while we would defend anyone's right to do as they please, within the bounds of the law and sensibility, it is difficult to see where the boredom sets in with such and array of diverse colours, sizes, shapes and patination unless of course you are comparing them with Coronation Street!! It might be true to say that the general association with these 'magical' creatures is in the confines of the smallest room in the house when, armed with a rolled up copy of the Sunday Times Supplement, a far braver member of the family group arrives to beat the hapless Insect to death! None of them can harm you so next time take a longer look, before releasing unharmed - CHEERS!

Prepared for ALL eventualities, Dave had the BASHER erected before the rain got started.

BLACK - just for interest.

BLUE - a new species for the Year.

RED - a new species for our Recording Area.

BEST MOTH FORWARD AGAIN TODAY!

While according to the records

 SILVER HOOK

is said to be a little more common than our headlining 

SCARCE MERVEILLE du JOUR

of yesterday, it still has the pedigree of a 'rare' Moth in Dorset.

 With the first for the County having been secured as long ago as 1909,

since then only about 116 have been positively identified here since, and

notable that all were recorded in East Dorset of which we are part.

 All of the Hawk-moths are splendid creatures but this

is one of the 'biggest' we catch with regularity.

PRIVATE HAWK-MOTH

 SATIN WAVE

SMALL YELLOW WAVE

 SINGLE-DOTTED WAVE

OCHREOUS PUG

 BLOTCHED EMERALD

 GRASS WAVE

 BARRED RED

BROWN SILVER-LINE-LINE

 CABBAGE MOTH

 SMOKY WAINSCOT

 MARBLED WHITE SPOT

 CREAM-SPOT TIGER

 PINION-STREAKED SNOUT

 FOUR-DOTTED FOOTMAN

 What appears to be an 'aberrant'
CINNABAR

ROSY MARBLED

DINGY SHELL

While a number of Moths perch with 'folded wings'
this tiny little creature is the master of them all, it simply
will not perch with wings akimbo!

QUEEN HORNET

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