Beauty, but of different kinds.

[ChrisH]

Thanks for the lovely comments.

Lut, the next day was a beautiful one bringing truth to the old saying "Red sky at night, shepherds delight".

Randi, Lut too, I'd never seen a coloured moth before and thought it was a small butterfly, it was only when I searched for identification that I found out exactly what it was. Maybe a lot more of the insects I think are butterflies are really moths.

Cinnabar moths are day-flying insects. Like many other brightly coloured moths, it is unpalatable; The larvae absorb the bitter tasting to the alkaloid substances from all the ragworts including groundsel which it feeds on, and assimilate them, becoming unpalatable themselves[1]. The bright colours of both the larvae and the moths act as a warning sign so that they are seldom eaten by predators.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnabar_moth

[cloverfdx]

What a beautiful sunset, thats one thing i am going to miss about Summer .

[gini]

Chris, what beautiful pictures. I don't think I have ever seen a moth like that either. Interesting that their color means they don't taste very good!

[lvpets2002]

Aweee WoW the pics are great.. many thanks