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| Peach Blossom (Thyatira batis) |
Never
having seen real peach blossom a comparison had to be made and the
computer image-bank shows the description is accurate. This delicately
patterned and beautifully coloured moth is unmistakeable and was recognised immediately
even though this is a first appearance at Shandy Hall. Thyatira batis is
the Latin name : Thyatira was one of the seven churches in the Book of
Revelation; batis refers to the bramble on which the larvae feed.
It is an animated moth that doesn’t like being disturbed so getting it
positioned for a photograph was not straightforward. Welcome species number 182.
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| Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria)
One more
trap before 1 June when Helen Levins will be taking over the recording and
trapping. The day temperatures are high but still the moth numbers are
low overnight. The Poplar Hawk-moths have appeared and Colostygia pectinataria, the Green Carpet is
now on the wing. Its name seems to mean ‘stunted’ (kolos) and ‘pertaining
to the River Styx’ (stugios) from the black rivulets on the costa (middle rib
of the wing). All very dark and gloomy. Pectinataria refers
to the moth’s antennae which are toothed like a comb.
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