Red Underwing

When I was at school in rural Surrey in the late 1940's these handsome fellows seemed to be two a penny. Since then though I've seen hardly any at all...

This afternoon, bold as brass, this one flew in and inspected every corner of the apartment - I suspect there's a bit of synchronicity + serendipity at work here - it's only 2 or 3 days since I stumbled upon Arkensiel's wonderful moth blips!

I did manage to get a couple of sharp shots of him sitting still - although his upper wings are beautiful in their own way, they are pretty dull compared to his outrageous underwear. :o)