Moths I had never seen before have appeared in my garden

Problem with cinnabar moths is that they rely totally on ragwort so there is an ongoing dialogue between anyone that has or has ever owned a horse and people that think ragwort needs to be protected for the sake of the moths. It’s a difficult balance.

I’ve got a moth in my kitchen. Keep thinking it’s worked its way back outside only to find it again. Worried about it drowning itself in the washing up bowl or squashing it. Every so often I move something and it flutters out at me giving me a bit of a fright.

I haven’t noticed moths around but there seem to be lots of butterflies this year.

That ermine moth is a real beauty. We have had cinnabar moths in the local hedgerows here, but generally don’t see many moths. Like many others we had a severe outbreak of box moth - never saw the moths, just the devastation they caused locally - until I spotted one sunning itself on my garden fence. It was quite a handsome creature and I hadn’t the heart to kill it (just don’t tell any of my neighbours!!).

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Here it is

How beautiful, it looks like lovely lace.

Lots more butterflies in my garden this year which are a joy to see. I've just googled the hummingbird moth and one photo shows it with evil looking eyes which has not reversed my hatred of moths after spending years in my last house trying to get rid of moths eating my clothes. I know not all maths are the same but the mention of that word sends a shiver uggh.

Here it is

I m the opposite Aely I ve seen more butterflies this year than for a long time. Mostly cabbage whites, little blues Meadow browns and a few red admirals. I also had a visit from the most wonderful ermine moth which I d never seen before
Trying to post a photo but it doesn’t want to know for some reason

I’ve actually had more butterflies in my garden than I’ve ever had and most of them are flying around in pairs which means even more butterflies. Trouble is my garden needs a really good clear out ( I have inches of pine cones etc in some parts) but I’m worried that I’ll be killing off next years insects if I do so.

A good few years ago, pre Covid, I remember having a hummingbird moth on flowers in my kitchen window box. Until I looked it up, I had no idea what it was. DH didn’t believe me, then we read in the paper that there had been sightings up here in the North East.