Despite the drought leading to fewer flowers in the fields this year we have still been able to spot a wide variety of moths and butterflies. Like most people, we thought that all moths were dull coloured and only came out at night, but that certainly isn't the case. We now know that the main difference between a moth and a butterfly is that a moth rests with its wings in a tent-like manner whereas a butterfly brings them together.
We saw this beautiful Yellow Shell moth when we were walking through the meadow today. With its deep orangey-yellow wings measuring about 3 cm across it is one of the more eye-catching and easily identifiable moths.
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| Yellow Shell Moth in field |
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