Visiting my garden this week was this tiny moth, Pyrausta aurata, which is only 1.5 cm wide. P.aurata is a moth which flies during the day and night, and has two generations a year, one from May to June, and one from July to August (see www.ukmoths.org.uk). Larvae of the moth feed on mints, including spearmint (on which the moth is pictured above), Apple Mint, Marjoram and Catmint.
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