A Delightful Little Moth.
24th June 2009, WednesdayWhile carrying out the weekly butterfly count at Castle Water I came across this delightful little moth on White Horehound near the viewpoint. It is a Horehound Plume Moth (Pterophorus spilodactylus), a local species which has been recorded from very few places on the reserve, and for the last few years only on a tiny patch of White Horehound near the viewpoint. Closer examination of the plant found another three adults, several pupae and one or two larvae (bottom).
Horehound Plume Moth
Caterpillar on White Horehound