Papi jo they are anemones bought the bulbs on a whim in a supermarket and they have been stunning this last couple of weeks. Red and white I don’t seem to have any purples.
love the fairy moths such delicate little things.
Marne la vallée, basically just outside Paris 🇫🇷, but definitely Scottish at heart.
Photos will sadly never capture how amazing it looks when you get a group of them dancing in the dappled sunight. This is only the third time I've ever seen them.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
Photos will sadly never capture how amazing it looks when you get a group of them dancing in the dappled sunight. This is only the third time I've ever seen them.
Totally agree, @wild edges , a host of them dancing in the light is a truly amazing and unforgettable show! First time I saw them I had no idea what they were, didn't think they were moths. Although this is far from being an "insect of the day", I'm posting some photos of a couple I took almost 10 years ago, in the countryside. Please note the male has much longer antennas than the female.
They are rather difficult to shoot, as they are always on the move. So, congrats to you, @wild edges
The hoverfly Heliophilus pendulus, of which there have been quite a few in my garden recently. The stripes on the thorax give it a particularly smart appearance. The larvae are rat-tailed maggots, found in the edges of ponds and ditches.
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love the fairy moths such delicate little things.