Five spot burnet moth

[nanila]

Five spot burnet moth in our Worcestershire, UK garden.

Comments

[turlough]

Wow, what a cool moth! I've never seen one with that colouring before.

[nanila]

Isn't it lovely? We don't see them often, but I can't think of a summer when there haven't been one or two at least.

[alatefeline]

Oooooooooooooooooohh.

[nanila]

Agreed! :D

[felis]

Ooh, interesting! What a wonderfully clean shot. I saw a whole group of these for the first time last year, although I wasn't able to determine the exact species because their markings were merged, a mix of lines and spots.

[nanila]

Oh wow! I've never seen a group - how fortunate you were! :)

[blackmare]

Oh! I've seen other varieties of these but never known what they were called. I love them all, they're so very striking. What a beautiful shot.

[nanila]

Thank you. I like the cinnabar moths, too, which have the same colouring but with lines and spots. I've never seen one when I had my dSLR with me, though.