I know it makes it seem like I used to go around with my eyes closed but it is not that long ago that I looked at my first Mint Moth. I assume that they have been around but I had not got my eye in to notice them.
Before today it had been 5 years since I last saw a Mint Moth so when I saw something fluttering around the Oregano I went to get my macro lens.
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Mint Moth
I looks like we have a male and female Mint Moth. I didn’t see them close to each other but there were definitely two of them. It looks like one of them was laying eggs on the Oregano.
Camera: Canon R7. Lens: Sigma 105mm f:2.8 Macro with Canon EF-RF adaptor. Neewar NW-14EXT ring flash at 1/16 power. Full manual: typically 1/250s, f:16, 100ISO. With not forgetting to switch the camera to mechanical shutter.
Others
Once the macro lens and flash were on the camera I also went looking for some small things to photograph.
I found out that the grass growing in amongst the Oregano has Lawn Rust.
The Striped Flea Beetle is a Brassica pest apparently and if I was precious about the plants in the garden I would have squashed it, sorry, found it a new home but it can have a wander around. I don’t know how far a beetle that size can travel under its own steam.
On a slightly related topic I sometimes wonder about butterfly wings. If they were solar panels are they big enough to power the butterfly’s flight? How many hours charge would they need for an hour’s flight? Less than one? Greater than one?
I have been told that the Wood Avens, though tiny, is a rampant weed and apparently I have been asked to get rid of it on several occasions.
Considering the number of Aphids that were flying about it was surprising that there weren’t hundreds on every plant. I did find a large one with little ones around its feet.
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