1 July 2025 - Hollingworth Lake

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Stathmopoda pedella (micro-moth)

No birds of interest this morning, but I did come across a new moth for me - Stathmopoda pedella, just resting on a Hazel leaf by the edge of the reserve close to the hide. I don't think it's particularly scarce; I've just never managed to see one before. They're quite distinctive with their spiky forelegs set at right-angles to the body at rest.

Stathmopoda Pedella, 1/500 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 2000 (view full size image)