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07-07-2006, 08:10 AM
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| | | What a beautiful moth
After I took the dogs for a walk I was about to walk through our back door when I noticed this moth on the door glass. I had never seen one before but a quick search in UK moths ( http://ukmoths.org.uk/) soon had me looking at my first White Plume Moth - Pterophorus pentadactyla.
It looked a nice moth just looking at it but once I had taken photos of it it's true beauty emerged.
What do you folks think?
BTW I have noticed that Fourwings beat me to it in the Gallery as he has captured an excellent image of this moth. 
This next image is looking at it from its underside.    
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07-07-2006, 11:18 AM
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| | | Re: What a beautiful moth
Yes, they ARE little beauties, aren't they? I get quite a few of these appearing in my garden ....  |
07-07-2006, 11:44 AM
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| | | Re: What a beautiful moth
one of my favourites these are. the caterpillars aren't ugly either. If you check any bindweed locally in May/June (i think) you might find them. I have uploaded a pic to the caterpillars Gallery that i took in early June. http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/ga...age-12948.html |
07-07-2006, 11:55 AM
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| | | Re: What a beautiful moth
A very attractive and delicate moth, and nice pictures too
Kev |
07-07-2006, 01:04 PM
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| | | Re: What a beautiful moth
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Originally Posted by UB4 gardener | I have had a look at your caterpillar and agree they are nice looking as well.
John |
07-07-2006, 04:55 PM
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| | | Re: What a beautiful moth
I have never seen one of these before. Amazing creature.
You just don't realise what comes out when the sun goes down.
Great pictures John .... thanks for letting us see them.
Richard |
07-07-2006, 05:00 PM
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| | | Re: What a beautiful moth
Ethereal,that is the word for the first image John
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07-07-2006, 06:45 PM
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| | | Re: What a beautiful moth
Glad you folks like the images. I suppose the danger is that because I had never seen one before that the beauty of what appears to be a common moth catches me out. Some of you guys have probably gotten used to seeing these moths most nights. I just hope that no matter how many times I see a thing of beauty that I don't take it for granted.
I certainly don't with birds as anytime I see birds like Yellowhammers and Kingfishers plus Chaffinches in breeding plumage I have to stop and admire them. I hope I never lose that.
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07-07-2006, 10:09 PM
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Oh you just reminded me I found a plume about a metre away from one of my venus flytraps tonight - I must go and do the rescue thing before the plant gets a meal  |
07-07-2006, 11:02 PM
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Yo John photo number 4 is a great pose.Very nice.
They certainly are a pretty moth.
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