It’s been too rainy for the moth-trap the past few days, so please enjoy this spongey moth (Lymantria dispar) that visited last year, with it’s magnificent antenna & big round eyes. May we all have days of looking this fabulous.
This moth feeds on various trees, and can cause significant forestry problems in areas where it’s been introduced by humans. (We’re great at transporting species around the world, dropping them in areas outside their natural range, and then complaining about what they do there.)
Luckily for this particular moth, the species isn’t listed as a pest or reportable in my area, so it flew on about its day. We don’t see spongey moths every year in this part of the UK, so I enjoyed it’s visit!
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