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emperor moth

  1. Emperor Moth

    Emperor Moth

  2. Scary Moth!

    Scary Moth!

    An Emperor Moth and eggs(I think) It give me quite a shock when I saw those two big eyes staring at me, out of a Tulip!!
  3. Emperor Moth

    Emperor Moth

    This female Emperor Moth was resting on moorland heather- a memorable encounter.
  4. Emperor Moth

    Emperor Moth

    This is a whopper. A female like this has a wingspan of up to 60mm and there is another pair of eyes on the hind wings (covered by the forewings in this photo). Females fly by night but the males are day flyers and are strongly attracted to the resting females. They are reasonably common and...
  5. Emperor Moth

    Emperor Moth

    I would have got a 'wings open' shot if it hadn't squirted white goo all over my hand!!
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