Few bits and pieces before I set off for a few days in The Camargue tomorrow morning. Came across this superb elephant hawkmoth caterpillar crossing our patio yesterday. Not sure if it was dislodged from nearby rosebay willowherb by the heavy rain, or was off to find a place to pupate. Anyway, put it back in a large rosebay patch so it had the choice.
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| elephant hawkmoth larva |
Also noted on the patio, this immaculate, newly emerged red admiral that went on to join several peacocks, a hummingbird hawkmoth and 2 hornets flitting around the buddleia.
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| before it closed its wings |
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| Upon closing the wings, the red band disappears to aid camouflage. |
Finally, a new moth for the year: a feathered gothic. This takes the number of moth species for this year to 183 macros and 174 micros, 357 moth species in total from a count of 4,863 moths since early spring this year. Certainly will pass 5000 for the year!
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| feathered gothic |
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