Moth
31.05.22
Not a moth I’d expect to very often but I’ve just read these can grow a wingspan up to 45cm which is pretty big!
Struggled to get a sharp shot with the wind.
///swerving.techy.placer
Canon EOS 70D - EFS 55-250 USM
135mm / ƒ8.0 / 1/125s / ISO 200
17.08.21
A scarce moth found mostly in the south of the UK but populations are rising. I found this one on a pane of glass on an old farmhouse window. I gave it a gentle nudge to see if it would land on some of the fern next to the window but he flew off. Amazing deep red colour to the underside of the wings.
///capitalists.formally.spiral
Canon EOS 70D - EFS 55-250 USM
180mm / ƒ8.0 / 1/80s / ISO 400
17.08.20
An accidental find hidden deep a Buddleia bush, probably a Jersey Tiger Moth but there’s a fair few variations of this kind. I was following some butterflies round, and these bushes are heaving with them at the moment, until this caught my eye.
Canon EOS 70D - EFS 55-250 USM
250mm / ƒ8.0 / 1/250s / ISO 400