Skrautygla (Phlogophora meticulosa)
stray from Europe
Comes here often in spring.
I found one this morning close to Reykjavik
Icelandic institute of natural history has several specimens on catalog
First from 1976 - see link for distribution map
#Skrautygla #Phlogophora #PhlogophoraMeticulosa #insect #ecology #biodiversity #migrants #iceland #moths #europe
Today's #MothOfTheDay is another that crosses the English Channel to our shores around this time of year. The ethereal (but in my view, quite visually ugly)
Palpita Vitrealis
aka Olive-tree pearl or Jasmine moth
#moths #moth #mothsandbutterflies #butterflies #MothsMatter #nature #wildlife #britishwildlife #lepidoptera #entomology #insect #cute #garden #summer #conservation #biodiversity #alttext
A red-letter day at the moth trap, I got Big Blue!
This is the Clifden Nonpareil or, more prosaically, Blue Underwing.
Today's #MothOfTheDay is two for the price of one. A female (left) and male (right)
FOUR-SPOTTED FOOTMAN
Lithosia quadra
Larvae feed on lichen. Only the females have spots which only show three as the fourth is hidden by overlapping wings.
#moths #moth #mothsandbutterflies #butterflies #MothsMatter #nature #wildlife #britishwildlife #lepidoptera #entomology #insect #cute #garden #summer #conservation #biodiversity #alttext
Stargazing Aussie Moths https://particle.scitech.org.au/earth/stargazing-aussie-moths/
#BogongMoths use a stellar compass for long-distance navigation at night https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09135-3
"Each spring, they migrate up to 1000 kilometres to remote #caves in the #AustralianAlps... In a 2018 study, researchers discovered the bogong #moth can sense the Earth’s magnetic field and use it as a guide... It turns out the magnetic field is a backup navigational aid the #moths rely on during cloudy conditions when the stars aren’t visible."
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