Euthrix potatoria – An unusual moth. This is the female of the species. The name comes from the habit of the caterpillar which apparently has a preference for drinking drops of dew.
Copyright: Peter Hillman
Camera used: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ38
Date taken: 26th June 2011
Place: Attracted to moth trap, rear garden, Staffordshire
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Given your title, the wavy dark stripe could be construed as a ‘tide mark’!
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This one is fascinating.
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Really one of a kind, this one!
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It sure is, Sandy!
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The first photo is extraordinary!
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They are certainly different, thank you 🙂
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The first image has the moth appearing to be drinking from the surface of the leaf. How it got the name or just coincidence?
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That is the way the moth rests during the day normally, head down, and hoping nothing notices it. The name comes from the caterpillar which like to drink drops of dew.
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I love the fluffy ones. Beautifully photographed as usual.
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Thank you, Jill 🙂 This was taken quite some years ago with an old Panasonic Lumix. Life was so simpler then without the need for changing lenses 🙂
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Fantastic pictures and what an exceptional moth!
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This is one of those you have to look at twice it is so extraordinary. Thank you 🙂
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