It skuttered off low above the straw dead grass, before alighting under a leaf on the back of a Polish planter next door.
I very carefully approached, stealthy as a bison as usual, and managed to get a not terribly good shot of the moth. You can see why it is called a "Silver Y". Mostly they are seen hovering about like mad things feeding in the day, and are a late summer species. This one was was obviously heading for bed.
As I should but never do.
Si
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Great moth.
ReplyDeleteHave not seen so many this year.
It's not been a great summer for fluttering creatures
ReplyDeleteI’ve seen a few here this summer but nothing that tops the evening a couple of years ago when there were 40-50 on the nepeta after dusk. You did very well to get the photo, a blur of wings is all I normally see :o).
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