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Scarlet Tiger Moth resting on the shed. Don't remember seeing one before. 
https://butterfly-conservation.org/moths/scarlet-tiger
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That’s beautiful. I’ve never seen one.
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Splendid. Never seen one either.
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Veggie
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The moth was still on the shed this evening. It had moved around a bit but same area.
Wonder if it'll be there tomorrow?
Good night Scarlet Tiger Moth, sleep tight.
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Never seen one of them before, most moths we see here are just plain old brown ones
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That's really pretty I'm another who's never seen one.
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(25-06-2021, 10:41 PM)Veggie Wrote: The moth was still on the shed this evening. It had moved around a bit but same area.
Wonder if it'll be there tomorrow?
Good night Scarlet Tiger Moth, sleep tight. .........and by morning he was gone!!
Saw a White Plume Moth today - quite different!! https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/ptero...tadactyla/
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They are lovely delicate little things. I like them .
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I thought it was a couple of feathers drifting down, until it landed on a daisy and sat there waiting for me to admire it.
I have seen them before so not a total surprise
Apparently the caterpillars feed on bindweed. This could be a good reason for not pulling it up..............or maybe not!!
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The Scarlet Tiger Moth has returned and is sitting on a montbretia leaf. Shame really as I wanted to pull them up but don't want to disturb him.
No photo but it looks just the same as the one I saw last year in #1.
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