Pempelia palumbella – This is another rarity for my county, and only a few have been noted by the Staffordshire Ecological Record, most of these before 1995, the first in 1877. I really like the colours and patterns on this moth. It kind of reminds me of Inca art and design.
Copyright: Peter Hillman
Camera used: Nikon D7200
Date taken: 8th July 2017
Place: Attracted to moth trap, rear garden, Staffordshire
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Excellent
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Thank you 🙂
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It has something like fish eyes!! Great specimen, Pete!
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Thank you, Indira 🙂
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I often use my cell phone to photograph tiny moths that land near me at night – and when I enlarge the pictures on the screen I am enthralled by the intricacies of the patterns or colours on their wings. The subtle colours on this one meld together so well and would make a lovely design for curtains or upholstery, for example.
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And to think all those intricate patterns and colours flying around in the dark that we hardly notice. It is good you get to captre them on your phone, Anne 🙂
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Lovely pattern and pretty neat that you’ve spotted a rarity.
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You don’t always realise what you have until you look into it. It was a new species for me. Thank you, Eliza 🙂
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Beautiful pictures and a lovely patterned moth! Marvellous 🙂
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Thank you 🙂
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That’s a nice one, Pete. Attractive patterning and appears pretty fresh.
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Sometimes you have to be lucky to see fresh specimens as the fine scales can soon wear down so they do not always look their best. Thank you, Steve 🙂
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