"Everybody knows"

that moths are grey or brown drab little creatures that eat your sweater. Neither premise is correct, very few like knitted food and certainly not all are drab.
This is my first ever sighting of a Wood Tiger Moth which I found at Wharram Quarry, a Yorkshire Wildlife Trust nature reserve. It's heaven in a few acres full of butterflies, moths other insects and in their season (soon!) orchids.
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[FBailey]

Very dramatic!

[Jesika]

@fbailey Gorgeous, isn't it? My first ever sighting,makes me a happy old lady.
jx

[Anne Pancella]

Outstanding moth macro!

[KoalaGardens🐨]

not getting caught on this one this time lolololol

[Susie]

Fabulous capture

[Jesika]

@koalagardens It would be easy to mistake this gorgeous insect for a butterfly wouldn't it? LOL @annepann @susie1205 I am always excited to get a new "first" and this beauty was very cooperative, happy to pose for several minutes until I left it to rest.
j

[Margo Sayer]

Wonderful shot with such fine detail.

[Jesika]

@s4sayer Thank you, Margo, it was a very pretty moth and VERY easy to photograph.
j

[JoeV]

Great looking moth, I should take the time to see them in the future. I usually only see them fluttering around the light.

[Jesika]

@joev Moths are greatly under rated. Some are stunningly beautiful, some plain, some large, some minute, some fly by day, most at night.
Thanks, Joe
j

[Milanie]

What wonderful focus on this pretty moth - and to know where you can go back and play with them again must be fun! Glad I found your page (thanks to you finding mine) - Like your calendar view. Following and fav

[Jesika]

@milaniet Thank you so much, and of course I can't NOT follow someone who likes insects!
j

[Julienne Jones]

That's beautiful! We get a lot of tigers round here but I've never seen one of these.

[Jesika]

@julienne1 It was a first for my friend as well as for me. I'm not sure if it's a rare moth - but next month I hope to find England's rarest which lives about 6 miles from my house.
j

[Dreich]

Lovely, never seen one

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Beautiful fv!