On the 6th April (22 days after finding the pupa) the cocoon split and a beautiful Angle Shades moth (Phlogophora meticulosa) finally emerged. I was beginning to think that the pupa had died and that my daily breaths of moist... Read More

On 15th March, I found this wonderful moth pupa in my garden shed.   The case had a reflective waxy-like coating (not too dissimilar to a ladybird elytra) a good subject for which to experiment with stacking, studio flash and diffusion.... Read More