Cream Spotted Tiger moth

[Ian]

I'm still playing catch up in the garden and still dodging the rain showers, and discovered this fellow in the long grass and weeds I was clearing - apparently, a Cream Spotted Tiger moth.



I didn't stop to change the lens on my OM-1 and this was taken using with my trusty old 14-35 f/2 DSLR lens that happened to be on the camera - not the best lens for insects as it doesn't focus particularly close!



This one is out of focus but shows the wings more closed.



When I first discovered the moth, its wings were open wider - this was taken on my phone (5 year old Huawei P30 Pro).

Ian

[antpitta]

That's a real cracker! And some people think moths are dull

[Harold Gough]

Nicely done. Yes, they tend to sit around on vegetation in the daytime.

Where there is ragwort, groundsel or related species around Cinnabar moths may now be found on low vegetation. They may fly up if disturbed but don't travel far.

Harold

[BDennis]

Nice, interesting photos of a very striking moth. We got a number of the Jersey Tiger moths last year.

Bill

[blackfox]

very nice indeed