Six Spot Burnet 8-07-09

Very handsome.

He certainly is Gee.

And another brill photo.

Lovely scarlet spots

great photo.
i got bitten by one of these yrs ago , lol still have the mark on my arm

Great pic Toto....

Eileen...didnt realise they bit ! Ouch !

neither did i BB lol

They look too cute to bite! I love the antennae :) I was going to ask, but I looked it up instead. If any one else is curious... it's a day-flying moth. Here a link to more info:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six-spot_Burnet

Agree...are you sure this was the culprit Eileen!?

Thanks all for your nice comments and thank you Tastey for the link. I doubt that it was this that bit you Irish as I don't think the have mouth parts in the traditional sense and they don't have a sting.

Glad to read that, Toto. Looks too beautiful to be nasty.

Thanks Wagger. I don't think itt's nasty at all. I think that Irish is giving us a bit of the Blarney.

I saw one of these in the garden - but no chance of a photo, it was far and away before I blinked! lol.

Don't blink so slowly.

No chance of a photo that time. :-(

Another excellent shot, Toto.

Thanks Newfie. I am very lucky to work where I do as there are so many insects and I spend every lunchtime walking around trying to find them.

Alan....that is a beautiful photo............

Thanks Milky. Apparently their favourite food plant is the Birdsfoot Trefoil of which there is lots where I work.

SHE'S beautiful ! I say she because it looks like she's wearing a mink stole and beautiful black spotted cape, with a lovely black crown head piece to top off the ensemble...lol

sorry guys , im still convinced it was a bite from one of these guys, remember dragonflies bite too lol

Thank you Flcrazy.