Before Painting - _TNY_4750 (In Explore 5/9 2021)
Me and my mom painted her summer house in August and step one was cleaning.
But of course I couldn't just do that - step .5 became shooting this lovely tortrix moth on the side of the house before chasing it off so I could proceed with the cleaning.
I had some help figuring out the species here, and it turns out to be a chestnut tortrix (Cydia splendana). It is also known as the acorn moth (though that name is used for a different species in North America). Given that the house is surrounded by several really large oaks and zero chestnuts, I'm figuring this one was here for the acorns.
The moth is just below 9.5 mm in length and was shot at 3:1 magnification and if you take the time to zoom in, it'll treat you to some really quite nice scaly details, especially on the head. Also, a pretty sweet eye there.
Before Painting - _TNY_4750 (In Explore 5/9 2021)
Me and my mom painted her summer house in August and step one was cleaning.
But of course I couldn't just do that - step .5 became shooting this lovely tortrix moth on the side of the house before chasing it off so I could proceed with the cleaning.
I had some help figuring out the species here, and it turns out to be a chestnut tortrix (Cydia splendana). It is also known as the acorn moth (though that name is used for a different species in North America). Given that the house is surrounded by several really large oaks and zero chestnuts, I'm figuring this one was here for the acorns.
The moth is just below 9.5 mm in length and was shot at 3:1 magnification and if you take the time to zoom in, it'll treat you to some really quite nice scaly details, especially on the head. Also, a pretty sweet eye there.