Note to self. Get bigger specimen pots.

First Privet Hawk moth of the year last night. (VC13).
I did have 4 elephant hawks as well mind.

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This ridiculously beautiful creature is a Burnished Brass moth, Diachrysia chrysitis. Every time I see one I am blown away by the colours and iridescence. The larvae feed on plants such as nettle (Urtica dioica), and the species inhabits gardens, waste ground and marshy areas.

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Still very few moths in my garden down south in Brighton so far this year. This cheered me up though. Had to gently help it out of the base of the trap with a soft brush. I really love these Buff tip moths (Phalera bucephala). My favourite non hawk moth.

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The weather here has been poor this year, with low moth numbers. Here's one from exactly a year ago - a Pale Tussock. I particularly like it because it has the same fur colouring as Archie. 🙂

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The weather here has been poor this year, with low moth numbers. Here's a few:

Clockwise from the top: Hebrew Character; Brindled Beauty; Common Quaker; Early Grey; Common Quaker (worn); Oak Beauty.

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Meet the Puss moth, Cerura vinula. It has a Wingspan of 45-70 mm, so relatively large. Common in the UK, but few have seen one, as they are nocturnal. Named for reasons of obvious fluffiness of its dense, white, hair.
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This an Elephant Hawk-moth, Deilephila elpenor. It has a Wingspan of 45-60 mm, so considerably larger than the Small Elephant hawk-moth in an earlier post. The colours are vivid and really surprising. Common in the UK, but few have seen one, as they are nocturnal. One pic shows my grandson aged 3 releasing one back into the wild.

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More garden wildlife from suburban Brighton, UK.

Cheeky squirrel on the bird feeder. Definitely knows he's been sussed.

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More garden wildlife from suburban Brighton, UK.

This is a female Broad-bodied chaser dragonfly, Libellula depressa, from springtime (May). I see these quite frequently, and this one was very obligingly still for me. Dragonflies are insects in the sub-order Anisoptera (meaning “unequal-winged”).

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Muslin moth, Diaphora mendica, from the garden light trap.

Very brightly coloured underneath, and, like many species, when first disturbed it played dead for a bit until it got confident and turned over. Like all my moths, has now been released back into the wild.

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