What was this beautiful creature????

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  1. blossom hill

    blossom hill New Seed

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    Hello, today I rescued a butterfly/moth? It was on the floor out side my local Sainsburys so to avoid it being stomped I moved it. I would like you lovely people to help me if you can. I have no idea what is was so if you can identify it for me I would really apreciate it.

    Its body was bright red and fairly fury, its underside of wings were an orangy yellow colour and its topside was black with small off-white-ish spot/patches.

    It was beautiful and I would like to look into its species further if you can help me.

    Thank you very much. :stew2:
     
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    toni Mistress of Garden Junque Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    blossom hill New Seed

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    thanks toni :-D i'll check it out.
     
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    toni Mistress of Garden Junque Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    Please let us know if you find it there and which one it is. It does sound very pretty, the colors and designs on butterflies and moths is amazing sometimes.
     



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    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    It sounds like some kind of Tiger Moth to me Blossom - maybe a Garden Tiger or even the rarer Jersey Tiger.
     
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    blossom hill New Seed

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    Thank you Eileen, your spot on. I've been searching all arvo and its a cream-spot tiger Arctia villica. Beautiful. So chuffed I found and saved it.


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    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    There are some very attractive moths around and I think the Tigers are among the most beautiful. :-D I'm so glad you had the presence of mine to help it and stop it being squished. :D Well done!!
     
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    :D thanks, me too! U name it I'll save it :stew2:
     
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    Guido New Seed

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    Great! The only moths I've ever seen were from unattractive white over unattractive brown to unattractive grey.
     
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    maybe you have seen a beautiful moth and just assumed it was a butterfly, I thought this was more likely to be a butterfly to be honest. :stew1:
     
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    Yes it looks like a butterfly. Thank you for rescuing this poor creature.
     

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