Mothing in black-and-white...

We were all in Brooklin last weekend to do this and that. A group effort between family and friends netting this monochrome trio of dayflying moths...



This is the Eight-spotted Forester. A brilliant-looking noctuid if ever there was one. This species can be found nectaring on flowers during daylight hours. Note those crazy dayglow-orange leg-tufts on the upper photo...why?


This is the White-striped Black, a small geometrid which is frequently to be found whizzing low throught the vegetation on the edges of woods and in larger gardens.


Finally, like a small version of the Forester we have the pyralid called Anania funebris. Easy to find at this time of the year around vegetable plots and edge habitat.

Who says black-and white is not in fashion...