Best moth of the night...

I've been quite pleased with my back yard trap of late - ie. I've been getting lots of new moths for the list. Admittedly, most are micros, many distinctly on the "dusty" side of the spectrum. However, I'm OK with small things right now!

The above moth was long awaited - the lovely Glyphipterix impigritella in all it's metallic-banded glory. What a great creature - so much packed into a tiny form. It's hard to imagine that I would let stuff like this slip through the cracks in earlier days just because there wasn't the resources available to identfy them. I owe a huge debt of gratitude to the folks who created and maintain the wonderful Moth Photographers Group site. I'm sure I'm not alone...