Late Summer Mothing

In another of my periodic attempts to demonstrate the wonder of mothing, here are some of the beauties I got in the trap this week:

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Large Thorn. Look at his wonderful feathered antennae and the way he holds his wings.
Burnished Brass
Burnished Brass
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Old Lady. Check out the size of her – four times the size of a normal moth
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Angle Shades
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A see through moth – Palpita vitrealis. An immigrant.

Doing what I can to persuade you that there’s more to moths than chewing old clothes.

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