This is the first Emperor moth of the year in our garden. He didn't get the memo about being dull and grey/brown did he?
Another 5 or so turned up soon after.
He flew in from the west, so somewhere between here (Cottenham) and Swavesey (where our local bird reserve is) there must be some heathland-type terrain with the larval foodplant, heather, perhaps in bloom, and the females awaiting their suitors.
@SteelFolk The males don't come to light, they're day flyers, bit yes, I have a pheromone lure, that's really the only way you'd see them in a garden like ours
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