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Magpie Moth - The Hall of Einar - photograph © David Bailey (not the)

Magpie Moths

There are Magpie Moths, Abraxas grossulariata, all over the island at the moment. Beautiful, aren’t they? The caterpillars feed on Hawthorn and …

Burnished Brass - The Hall of Einar - photograph © David Bailey (not the)

The Moth-ers of Invention

I’ve had a moth-er (which is what I think people interested in moths are called) use a moth trap here at Einar …

Transparent Burnet - Zygaena purpuralis - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Transparent Burnet Moth

There’s what looks like a Transparent Burnet moth, Zygaena purpuralis in the park. The larvae feed on wild thyme, which is exactly …

Forester Moth - Matera - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Forester

There’s a bright blue iridescent moth flying in the middle of the day in the south of Italy. I have no idea …

Amata moth - Matera - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Yellow belts

It’s the hour that the greyness comes, as the sun sets, shadows lengthen and a fading yellow band retreats below the horizon. …

Lesser Yellow Underwing - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Doormoth

There’s a moth on my doormat. I’m not sure whether it’s been wiping all six of its feet or not. Looking closely …