WHEN A MUMMY BUFF ERMINE LOVES A DADDY BUFF ERMINE VERY MUCH,,,

When I was a boy in Woolsery back in the 1970s, the ermine moths (both this species (Spilosoma luteum) and the more common white ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda) were amongst my favourite lepidoptera.

I say "more common" under advisement, because these days neither species is particularly widespread.

However, these two, on the wall of the cottage just outside my office door are doing their best to remedy that, and ensure that there will indeed be a new generation next year...