by PaulS
August 4, 2011 in Biopedia, Moths by PaulS
Wingspan 23-27 mm.
This unusual species flies in the daytime, and prefers bright sunshine. It is completely black except for the white fringes at the tips of the forewings.
It inhabits grassy meadows. Bennerley and Shipley Park are good but it can be found almost anywhere.
The single generation flies in June and July, and the larvae feed mainly on the flowers of pignut (Conopodium majus).
PaulS commented on the post, Come Along And Say Hello. 6 hours, 18 minutes ago
Just to keep the post fresh. Weather looks OK for Sunday so it should be a good turn out. Hope some of you can come along and say hello.
Cheers
Paul
PaulS commented on the post, The Norfolk Journal. A Cloudy Cley. 6 hours, 21 minutes ago
Thanks Guys
rssfeeds wrote a new post, Notts sightings for Wed 16th May (courtesy of Notts Birdwatchers) 6 hours, 31 minutes ago
Holme Pierrepont - 1 Whooper Swan. Arnold - 1 Hobby [over at 10:30]. Collingham Pits - 1 Turtle Dove, 150+ Common Swift [including one leucistic bird - initially regarded as possible Pacific Swift]. Besthorpe […]
rssfeeds wrote a new post, Notts sightings for Thu 17th May (courtesy of Notts Birdwatchers) 6 hours, 31 minutes ago
Carlton - Cemetery: 2 Northern Wheatear [1 male, 1 female]. Cotham Flash - 3 Ringed Plover, 1 White Wagtail [in adjacent flooded field]. Kilvington - West Lake: 10 Ringed Plover. Attenborough Nature Reserve - 1 <span […]
rssfeeds wrote a new post, Notts sightings for Fri 18th May (courtesy of Notts Birdwatchers) 6 hours, 31 minutes ago
Nottingham - 1 Northern Wheatear [foraging in grassy area on Boden Street off Alfreton Road]. Hoveringham - [Sailing Lake:] 1 Sanderling [adult on shoreline next to Sailing Club], 1 Hobby. Attenborough Nature […]
mick c commented on the post, The Norfolk Journal. A Cloudy Cley. 15 hours, 53 minutes ago
got to agree with gary paul, great series of photos
all the best
mick
GarryH commented on the post, The Norfolk Journal. A Cloudy Cley. 16 hours, 13 minutes ago
Lovely set again Paul,someone enjoying the flora is a beauty.
PaulS wrote a new post, The Norfolk Journal. A Cloudy Cley. 1 day, 5 hours ago
Another week and another trip to Norfolk. Managed to drop into Narborough Railway Cutting on the way out. There was a marked difference to last year at this time. As you can see from the shot below there was a […]
PaulS commented on the post, Large Red Damsel 1 day, 6 hours ago
The M1 bridge comes up trumps again. Terrific set Gary. You’ve got some excellent detail in these. The last three in particular are superb.
GarryH commented on the post, Large Red Damsel 1 day, 15 hours ago
Cheers Mick,Know what you mean about things being lively got plenty of blurred pics,twigs and leaves with nothing on them 
Very tricky to photograph,never staying settled for very long I`ve found so an excellent
pair of shots,especially the second one.Do you find the photos don`t really show how black they really are?My lesser efforts don`t seem to capture the depth of black.
It’s always a tricky one with black. You can easily loose all detail in it if you try to capture the pure blackness. I tend to use flash to illuminate the scales. It doesn’t give the depth of black the moth is but it does show better the detail in the wings. I guess with a subject like this, or any black subject there is always going to be a compromise somewhere down the line. It’s not critical but I use a ringflash as it doesn’t cast as harsh a shadow a a built in or hotshoe type flash.
Not really thought about losing the detail,so a compromise does seem the answer.Cheers for that Paul.