Jersey Tiger

SparklySarah · #1 (**permalink**) 23-09-2009, 09:51 PM

On our trip to Salcombe this year, my bf and I were walking down the road when I saw a very pretty moth on the road. Picked it up and carried it for a while and then placed it in the hedge. He wasn't very well poor thing. Got back to the tent and got out my new moth book to see what he was. Turned out to be a Jersey Tiger Moth, only found in Devon in Britain! And we fount about 3 or 4 that week! Never seen one before in 10 years of going there and was really pleased to find one

I know many of you will have seen one and not think much of it, but I was quite chuffed to find one

Here's a pic, fuzzy as my camera doesn't do close ups very well, but anyway:

Pretty thing I think

xxx

Jonners · #2 (**permalink**) 23-09-2009, 09:57 PM

Very nice Sarah, you lucky thing.

Jason Green · #3 (**permalink**) 23-09-2009, 10:49 PM

Good evening Sarah,

I'm not talking to you now. No sorry, wait a sec - it's found in London too, but has yet to grace me with it's presence

Nice shot, thanks for sharing. Now, I'm not...

Take care,

Jason

aeshna5 · #4 (**permalink**) 24-09-2009, 05:35 AM

It's been expanding it's range + can certainly be found in parts of London- especially the SE where there is now a large population, also records in Dorset, Hants, Cornwall +I.O.W. Good to see it doing so well.