Thanks for that @Athelas...I do think that moths can be every bit as beautiful as butterflies, but because they are in the main night creatures we don't often see them like this.
@pansyface...I had one of those feeding off my verbena bonariensis last year. It only stayed a minute or two but I managed to catch a very blurred photo of it and a very knowledgeable person on here managed to ID it. I'd never seen one before and probably won't see one again.
Oddly enough our HBH Moth turned up early this year - mid April ( coastal west Somerset ) but then didn't see it again until the other day. Worth the wait tho.
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It’s a magpie moth (Abraxas grossulariata)
I've got a night scented phlox but I never see a moth on it, despite being a night owl.