There are so many interesting creatures on our planet that go largely undetected. Please share with me some of these wonders of nature.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Scarlet Tiger Moth
The photograph taken above in my garden on 19/05/11, shows a pair of Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula Moths mating. What is so satisfying for me is the fact that I raised one of these from a Caterpillar through to a Pupa, which then hatched into this beautiful Moth on 18/05/11. I released the Moth in the late afternoon of the 19th and then literally within the hour found these two mating. I cannot prove that one of the Moths was mine, but knowing the strength of the pheromones that they give off, I'm pretty sure mine found a mate almost instantly. I have found another pair mating today on 22/06/11. I'm pretty sure that I now have a thriving colony of this species as I seem to have many of the larval foodplants. These include Common Comfrey, Hemp-agrimony, Common Nettle, Honeysuckle and Meadowsweet. I have noticed the local Great Tits often diving into the Comfrey searching for caterpillars.
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