Hi, Alin wrote:
> What seems remarkable to me is that I took this picture at 1400 m > altitude (4600 feet), where winters used to be long and harsh until > no further than 10 years ago. The fact that this is the third summer > that I constantly see the moth in the same location only, suggests > that the species has naturalized and what I observe now are the > descendants that manage to survive the winter in their cocoons. > As the species prefers the warmer regions, it might be another > indication of a warming climate. It migrates over large distances. I've seen one here, in NE England and they have been recorded in northern Scotland. As far as I know, it doesn't breed here. I would suspect it is native to Romania; certainly it is to Poland. http://www.migrantmoth.com/ go to latest sightings, and you can see from the list that it is found in many places in the UK - on 08 November one was seen about 30 miles south of me in Middlesborough. Hardy creature. That's an excellent picture; mine are all perfectly exposed shots of plants and empty air..... mike
