We've spent this sunny day trying to get our veg patch into order, an exhausting job which was relieved by the arrival of this delicate White Plume micro-moth. It made a beeline for the curious, alien-like seedpod of a Love-in-the-Mist plant, They go rather well together, don't you think.
The White Plume is a moth which you may easily come across during the day at this time of the year, especially if you brush past foliage on the edge of a field during walk. Here's another picture of my little guest, on a strawberry leaf. It always reminds me of that ungainly German Stork plane which used to appear in War Picture Library stories, ferrying high-ranking baddies around.
Other arrivals included the Small Dotted Buff, above, a common moth but one which has only paid me a visit a couple of times. Then, below, the X-patterned Double Lobed and after that, two pictures of what I think is a Dingy Shears, though I plan to check that with the ever-helpful Upper Thames Moths blog.
Next a Clouded Border and a Least Black Arches - Update: Muslin Footman, sorry - sharing a cheery eggbox and then a Little Emerald which decorously avoided the trap and found a comfy nearby leaf instead.
After that, two pictures of a Laura Ashley moth, one of the Waves but I am uncertain which and will again check. And finally a handsome little micro, the Variegated Golden Tortrix, Archips xylosteana. All in all, a nice and varied congregation.
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