Butterfly Day / Moth Day

Butterflies are beautiful but hard to catch. I mean to photograph. Although I have some selection of different photos and i am going to show all of them, for today my choice is of the moth I found few days ago.

Recently I discovered how beautiful some moths are. They can be found in different colours and patterns and I was happy to capture something I did not see before - the leopard moth. Clearly the name comes from the spots on the wings.

The moth was on the wall under the windows of our office. I am sure nobody spotted it. Later it was gone. I am glad I found it and here are two more shots sideways.

The leopard moth is easily recognized by its black or blue dots on the wings and six large black spots on its furry white thorax. This particular one has lost one spot on its right side.

A close-up of the spots on the wings.