Five-spot Burnet Moths

[-Oy-]

Five-spot Burnet Moths suddenly appeared in force at my local patch yesterday!

 

[Venomator]

Some lovely takes of a beautifully marked little creature Oy ... ... well taken I say ...

 

[InaGlo]

WOW!!!

Ive never seen this moth before .... what a stunning little critter!

1st & last two images are the picks for me

#1 because I totally love the colours and utter simplicity of the composition and last shot two shots for the symmetry of the critters ... fantastic work!

Do you mind if I ask what the actual colours of the moth are?
In shot #1 they looks almost black, but in others they seem to have an irridiscent green tinge to them ... is this due to your camera settings or changes between sunlight & shade showing the moths colours?

 

[Messiah Khan]

Oh wow, arn't they great.(The moths and pictures that is). Number 1 and 4 for me. Shame that blade of grass slightly covers the antenae(sp?) in the first one though.

 

[-Oy-]

Do you mind if I ask what the actual colours of the moth are?
In shot #1 they looks almost black, but in others they seem to have an iridescent green tinge to them ... is this due to your camera settings or changes between sunlight & shade showing the moths colours?

They're black, or blueish black, or greeny-blueish black - depending on how the light catches them.

 

[oldgit]

good spot and capture(s)

 

[dod]

1st for me, lovely shot

 

[moomike]

Very nicely done

 

[Les McLean]

1 and 3 for me, like the simplicity of these two.
Although all of them have a touch of class about them

 

[DaveW]

Hi Oy,

Seen these before somewhere, maybe on another Planet, and they are still as good!

DaveW

 

[Janice]

I always thought they were 6 spot burnets. cant find any info about 5 spots anywhere :shrug:

 

[-Oy-]

I always thought they were 6 spot burnets. cant find any info about 5 spots anywhere :shrug:

Here you go...

http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=170

 

[Cobra]

Very nice ( what ever they are )

 

[chewyuk]

Cracking shots - Love number one!

 

[mobilevirgin]

cool - all of them

 

[Janice]

Here you go...

http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=170

Well, well, so they are!!! Really brilliant shots, Oy!!