Another four Merveille du Jours have started a new life in North Oxford after a friend expressed an interest after his brother-in-law sent a photo of one from down in Kent. I'm interested that the top one in the picture above has a slightly tawny tone to the delicious green. I haven't noticed any variation previously. The transfer went well, with my eggbox moth ferry heavily cushioned by my mac in the bike's panniers.
It's a very different matter with another moth which is around in large numbers at the moment, the beautiful Green-brindled Crescent with its metallic scales. I hadn't had its brown variation, form cappucino, until last night, although it's been common enough in recent years. Here it is above left, next to the standard moth.
While we're on the subject of colour variations, this very grey White-point (as opposed to the usual brown) while new for my year was the Yellow-line Quaker below (not rare; I probably just hadn't noticed any predecessors). It's followed by a couple of handsome, fresh Rustics, Autumnal and Square-spot, a Shuttle-shape Dart and a Brick, a name which always reminds me of my mother's generation, to whom 'bricks' were helpful good sorts.
To conclude: here are some examples of the cultural spread of moths at our local Sainsbury's: a very pricy ready-made cocktail and some Halloween decorations which I am planning to distribute to our wider family's horde of children.
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