IDENTIFICATION
Mark has kindly left a comment and identified the (what I thought was) butterfly in my yesterday's post. It is actually a Brimstone Moth. I had a look at Mark's wildlife photographs...they are superb....please take a look. Words cannot describe them. You'll find his site if you click HERE. He also has a very good blog which you will find the link for when you look at his photos.
6 comments:
Do you incidentally know the difference between a butterfly and a moth? I don't think it IS as simple as one comes out by day and the other by night ... is it ..?
Aaah!
This website tells something:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/butterfly/allabout/Bflyormoth.shtml
Puts it in a nutshell (and you'll go "ah!!" when I tell you this:
BUTTERFLIES rest with their wings together closed (the above website illustrates this ...)
MOTHS rest with their wings open (like pinned-down collectors' specimens ...)
Do you see what I mean? I mulled this over and it's 100% true ...
Very informative post and comment from Gledwood!
Gleds-
You can also tell the difference by observing their antennae... moth's antennae look feathery while butterfly antennae do not.
E
wow thanks for telling us about mark. that shot of the bride's dress is top notch!
Hi Ruth,
Thanks for the link , i have added yours to my blog.
Cheers Mark
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