Moths in July
The warmth of the day and a still evening awakened moths in our Cedar Walk.
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Clouded silver moth |
Moths have had a poor period. Very few on the wing along the lane and disturbingly quiet here.
That quietness must have impacted bats too. We have brown long-eared bats here. They hunt moths, not by sonar alone, but by using their acute hearing to catch moths on the wing. They can hear moths breathing. That is hearing as acute as that of a toddler whose parent crawls out of the bedroom, thinking the child has finally settled. Only to discover they haven’t.
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Swallowtail and scalloped oak moths |
August thorn and wormwood pug were new species for us - the later only distinguishable from the currant pug by a dark band on the upper abdomen.
My personal favourite was the elegant swallowtail. Six of these beauties. Ghostly in flight.
Thirty one humble uncertain/rustics - our most numerous.
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