by Roger n Sue Fellows » Fri Sep 21, 2018 7:10 pm
A bit late on this topic, but I'll try my two penn'orth. There are some moths which characteristically rest with wings held together, but not many. Early Thorn would be one example, Lunar Thorn does and looks something similar. Some moths will let you get quite close to take a good photo. Try a first shot from a few metres and then go in closer.
If you find Argent and Sable out on the hills count yourself very lucky. The UKMoths website is a handy source of reference. East Scotland Moths has distribution maps of everything you're likely to find.
Some moths are 'montane' specialists, which YOU may come across particularly in bright sunshine on the highest summits.
Some authorities classify them all as moths - butterflies being specialist day-flying moths. There are many hundreds of larger species in the UK and 1,500 or so mainly smaller ones.
Only a handful of UK species will eat your clothes, they are all only a few millimetres long.
There are plenty of Faceache groups and a Yahoo Scottish Moths group where people will happily try to identify your finds. Try to get a full on shot and give an idea of size and habitat.
Health warning - if you're like me you'll get hooked.