What on earth is this please?

squishycakes · Post by **squishycakes** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 1:48 pm

I saw this in my garden today - it hung around most of the morning. I live in north west England (Cumbria to be exact)

Can anyone please tell me what it is? Because it doesn't look real to me! The pink spots are almost luminous (not unlike dynorod vans colouring) Is it maybe a moth?

Mark Spedding · Post by **Mark Spedding** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 9:06 pm

Hi Squishy,

This is a Cinnabar (its a type of moth)

Cheers

Mark

squishycakes · Post by **squishycakes** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 9:19 pm

Thank you! Oh my goodness - so common, and a moth too! Yet so incredibly pretty.

Ah well thanks again