The moths are flooding in during the current delicious weather (can it be too hot? Not as far as I am concerned). But it wasn't until I checked the very last eggbox yesterday that I found the beautiful Rosy Footman above. This is a moth I have yearned for over the years; I was very pleased to see my first last year in the granddaughter's trap in Wiltshire. But how satisfying to at last attract one of my own. The colouring is exquisite and the patterning extraordinary. The only comparable squiggle I can think of is own the far commoner Buff Arches, below:
Other arrivals are old familiars but marvellous nonetheless. I will never tire of the Black Arches' fabulous mixture of Op Art camouflage, a pink body modestly concealed and TV aerial antennae on the male.
Here are a couple of closer looks:
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| This one shows the little bit of red at the moth's head |
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| And here's a different view of those excellent antennae, again with the small gleam of red |
I think that I have another new species for the garden, next. I'm checking with Upper Thames Moths but it looks like a slightly discombobulated Kent Black Arches. This moth may have to be rechristened as it has spread most successfully from the county which gives it its name.
And here are some regulars, several new for this year but all familiar from the trap in Summers past:
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| Lime-speck Pug - the Bird Poo Moth |
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| Dark Umber |
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| July Highflyer |
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| Im not sure what this is - possibly a Very Faded Something |
And finally here's my faithful attrendant, ever hopeful of a mothy snack which I do my best to deny him.
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