I think autumnal moths are my favourites! I love the colours which I always think are mimicking the colours of the dying leaves on the trees.
This is a Barred Sallow
This is a Sallow
And this is the wonderfully named Lunar Underwing – so called because of the crescent moon shape on its uunderwing
All three species are common and all only appear as adults in the autumn.
Curious. Eyes on a butterfly’s wing act as a target so that predators don’t grab the butterfly’s head; Lots and lots of moths have barred wings for camouflage as twigs; Why do they develop markings underneath their wings?