Look who came to check out our trap. Our first sighting of a Brimstone moth๐๐ Researchers have recently announced that moths are another very important pollinator.
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Arilx
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There's so many beautiful moths. The green is stunning.
ReplyDeleteIt is very bright considering it's a nighttime not a daytime one. Arilx
DeleteHe looks just like a leaf!
ReplyDeleteIt seemed to be able to disappear into a nearby shrub effortlessly when I released it. I can see what you mean about the leaf camouflage. Arilx
DeleteIn the thumbnail pic that heralded the arrival of your post in our reading list, it looked like a leaf. Now it looks like a moth, and we like its little eye spot things
ReplyDeleteI like that tiny dab of blue which you can't see with the naked eye. Arilx
DeleteThat's a stunner! I am used to seeing Brimstone butterflies, but have never heard of a Brimstone moth before, let alone seen one. It is well named!
ReplyDeleteI was used to the butterflies too. Only discovered last year that there was a moth version too! Arilx
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