Some plants even had a couple of eggs on each one (bit of a problem with my depth of field here but you get the gist):
I also managed to watch one of those gorgeous female blues egg-laying. This is one of her eggs:
Thank you so much Trevor. I can see how a moth trap can easily become very time consuming. It is a great way to get some idea of what is in your area but I find the sheer variety and quantity a bit overwhelming - and as you know I'm useless at the ID's.
Thank you so much for that information Maurice. Hope all is well with you. I have found that the food plants of a Fox moth include Sallow, Bramble, Heather and Bilberry amongst others so feeding 60 larva shouldn't be too much of a problem
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Just one from the garden. The OT larva are growing and this is one that has just shed its skin - the discarded head is just visible: