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Swallowtail Moth
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:16 pm
by Parsons Jack
Hi all,
Saw this lovely Swallowtail Moth in the garden this evening. You never know what you might find do you
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:18 pm
by donedigging
Evening PJ,
Isn't that just beautiful, I have never seen one before.
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:34 pm
by Catherine
Never seen one before what a lovely moth. Now I will know what to look out for. Thanks PJ
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:46 pm
by Mike Vogel
Great picture. beautiful moth. Good to know that there are still such sights around despite the various toxic chemicals in the air and the destruction of habitats.
mike
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 2:49 am
by Johnboy
Hi PJ,
Regret to inform you but that is not a Swallowtail Butterfly. Not sure what it is but have checked on Google and the markings are wrong and it is really not the right shape. I have seen one Swallowtail here only in the last 30 odd years.
JB.
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:07 am
by Parsons Jack
Johnboy wrote:Hi PJ,
Regret to inform you but that is not a Swallowtail Butterfly. Not sure what it is but have checked on Google and the markings are wrong and it is really not the right shape. I have seen one Swallowtail here only in the last 30 odd years.
JB.
Hi Johnboy,
I think you need new glasses
The title says Swallowtail
MOTH
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:14 am
by Parsons Jack
Hi DD, C, and MV,
They are really beautiful aren't they. It was hiding under a leaf, and was only flushed out because I was hosing some plants in tubs. July and August is the time to see them, and the larvae feed on Sloe and Hawthorn bushes. I went for a walk along the rough ground behind the beach yesterday, and it was teeming with Burnet Moths, Cabbage Whites, Bumble Bees, and Soldier Beetles. Really nice to see
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 12:41 pm
by Johnboy
Er er um !
Sorry PJ.
JB.
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 4:29 pm
by Catherine
Hi John Boy You can borrow my new glasses if you like.
They are what my Optician calls my cooking glasses (so I can read recipe books)and I can use them for reading the computer too. Which helps.
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 1:48 am
by Johnboy
Hi Catherine,
I am awaiting a new pair of spec's this week and there is a considerable difference in the new lenses but as you see when I goof I really goof and make absolutely no excuses and it is nothing to do with poor sight. More like crass stupidity!
JB.