The road to hell is paved...

[exo]

..with good intentions.

Found this pretty (slightly worn) white moth in the car-park,
thought I'd save from certain squish by taking it home & releasing it in the garden flowers.

After about 15 mins sitting by the pond, I thought I saw it fly off,
but watching more closely it turned out it was being carried away by a wasp !

Oh well, I least I tried.

Seems not to be an ermine, satin or muslin moth, not sure what it was, any ideas ?

I guess the feathered antennae mean it was a male ?

[nutmeg]

It's a Yellow-tail moth (or was!).

[exo]

Ah, thanks for that nutmeg, looks right.
Feel slightly better that it's a reasonably abundant species

[Chris Yeates]

Originally Posted by exo

Ah, thanks for that nutmeg, looks right.
Feel slightly better that it's a reasonably abundant species

the wasp might have been rare . . . . you never know

Chris

[exo]

Ha

looked like just an normal wasp to me,
presumably live food gets cut up, chewed and fed to the wasp grubs