Sunday 26 July 2020

Scalloped Oak Moth

Found on my front door yesterday morning.
A macro moth, the Scalloped Oak moth. (Crocallis elinguaria)
Resting it measured near 20mm across but in flight can have a wingspan of 32 - 46mm.
Not one I would like to meet indoors.

with iPhone 6s

Scalloped Oak Moth IMG_0285

with Canon M5 + macro lens

Scalloped Oakk Moth IMG_2604

Both photos were cropped.

A bit of a surprise to see it there, in full Sun on a South facing door.
Especially as it is a night flying moth.
I would have expected it to be hidden away somewhere.

2 comments:

Thank you for visiting. Hope you enjoyed the pictures. Any comment, or correction to any information or identification I get wrong, is most welcome. John

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