Butterflies are called flying flowers, but what alien garden of the night could grow a plant as beautiful as a moth?
Elephant hawk moth
Pine hawk moth
Emerald
Rosy footman
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Butterflies are called flying flowers, but what alien garden of the night could grow a plant as beautiful as a moth?
Elephant hawk moth
Pine hawk moth
Emerald
Rosy footman
A Walk with Wildlife 
Adele, what glorious denizens of the night! Lovely shots!
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Thanks Robin. Moths are easily overlooked but they’re amongst the most colourful animals of all. I was at a training event in Dorset yesterday and although the topic was heathland ecology, we got to identify some moths too. I’ll never remember all the names though!
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Such a beautiful array, nicely shot!
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Thank you Belinda. The sheer diversity and beauty of moths is astonishing. In the UK we have about 60 species of butterflies, and 2500 species of moths!
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These are stunning photos, Adele, and wonderful moths! I always love to see the Elephant Hawkmoth, and any green moth is beautiful, but especially the Emeralds.
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Thanks Pete. This was a real treat. I was on a training day in Dorset heathland for work – moths weren’t the main focus, but the trainer had set out a light trap the previous evening. There were quite a few elephant hawk moths in there, and many other species whose names I cannot recall! I will have to get myself a moth book and a light trap. This could become quite an obsession!
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Trapping can be quite an experience. I haven’t trapped as often as I have wanted to this year due to time factors, but it is something I do enjoy doing, and it can be quite a nice challenge trying to identify species discovered. Its amazing what is out there in the dark of night when we are sound and asleep in our beds.
I added a page on my Back Garden Moth blog on trapping if you want to have a look-see:
https://petehillmansbackgardenmoths.wordpress.com/moth-trapping/
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Thank you – that’s very useful 🙂 Do you have a preference for a particular moth book? There seem to be a fair variety on Amazon.
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