Mother Shipton Moth | [ Sizes: Orig | Med | Small | Thumb ] |
Mother Shipton (Callistege mi) is a day-flying moth from the Family Noctuidae. It is common in all of Polish mountain meadows that are sunny and full of wildflowers. Its wingspan is about 25 -30 mm. It flies in May and June, and the larvae feed mostly on Clover (Trifolium), Rumex, Vetches (Vicia), Burclover (Medicago) and Broom (Genista).
Spinners Nature Preserve - Czarnorzeki - June 08, 2008.
Comments[ Post a Comment ] | Anya Jingle | Outstanding! | | 
Voted 10/10 | Amazing shot. I never have much luck with the moths myself. Congratulations! | | Posted Jun 13, 2008 3:20 am |
 | | Henryk | Re: Outstanding! | | 
Hasn't voted | It was the first time that I saw this moth and managed to take a photo. Thank you for the compliments. Greetings, Henryk
| | Posted Jun 13, 2008 3:08 pm |
| Dean | I'm learning | | 
Voted 10/10 | from the pics you and Anya post to be more observant of what is around me when I am hiking. This is just an amazing picture, I
never would have seen the "beauty" in a moth as you have captured. | | Posted Jun 13, 2008 8:26 am |
| | Henryk | Re: I'm learning | |
Hasn't voted | My wife and I also started paying more attention to our surroundings while on hikes since we started photographing and browsing through photos on SP. Regards, Henryk.
| | Posted Jun 13, 2008 3:25 pm |
| Noondueler | So beautiful! | | 
Voted 10/10 | One of your best for me. Great contrast in color and form blended nicely. | | Posted Aug 21, 2010 1:51 am |
| | Henryk | Re: So beautiful! | |
Hasn't voted | Thank you for the nice comment. Greetings Henryk | | Posted Aug 25, 2010 2:44 pm |
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on Jun 13, 2008 1:37 am |
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