Wildlife on your Doorstep

Sometimes you have to travel far and wide to photograph wildlife. Sometimes you have to battle across mountains, over seas and through forest…

Other times you find wildlife, quite literally, on your doorstep.

Angle Shades Moth (Phlogophora meticulosa)

That is where I came across this Angle Shades Moth.

I am no stranger to Lepidoptera (I volunteer at a Zoo, partially in a Butterfly house featuring mostly Costa Rican species) and I have spent a lot of time over the years stalking moths and butterflies through field and marsh however I have never come across this species before.

It is a common species, found throughout Europe, that can often be found resting on fences and plants during the day. That would explain the doorstep.

It seemed like this would take a lot of work to identify as Moths can look very similar but I found it on UK Moths ‘Beginner's top 20’. In defense of my Moth Knowledge, I recognised most of the other 19.

Obviously this was not the most taxing of photo shoots but it does put paid to the excuse that you have to travel to see interesting wildlife.

Be seeing you.