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Peach Blossom, Thyatira batis. Thyatiridae. In my garden light trap in Hayes on 7 June 2014. |
Now it's getting more towards Summer, more interesting moths are turning up in my trap. This Peach Blossom has, when it's fresh, a peach blush in the white spots towards the end of its wings. This is a nice fresh specimen. This is always a cheerful sight, with its subtle yet definite colour and furry shoulders.
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Bird's Wing, Dypterygia scabriuscula. Noctuidae. In my garden light trap in Hayes on 12 June 2014. Side view. |
This is a much more sombre moth, but its patterning is startling. Viewed from the side like this, you can see the crests on its thorax.
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Bird's Wing, Dypterygia scabriuscula. Noctuidae. In my garden light trap in Hayes on 12 June 2014. Top view. |
From above, you can see where the English name comes from. I only had one worn specimen of this last year, so it was good to see this fresh one.
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Buff-tip, Phalera bucephala, Notodontidae, with two Flames, Axylia putris, Noctuidae.
In my garden balcony light trap in Hayes on 15 June 2014. |
Two moths from different families that have the same type of camouflage, resembling broken twigs. The Buff-tip, the larger one, is especially good at this and looks just like a piece of a Silver Birch.
I have half a dozen different pieces of bark that I place moths on for photos, and these are posed by me, not natural stances. In fact I also moved the left-hand Flame closer in using Photoshop. But the moths themselves are just as they came, untouched by electronic magic.
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