Tony James' photos with the keyword: Drinker

A common species which is often cited as the moth which some women are afraid of. Both sexes are big, very active when flying, and easily attracted to lights, so an open window inevitably brings one of this species in at night, where it then dashes around the room bouncing off everything - even humans! The males are a darker brown and slightly smaller than the females, but at rest, they can look very like a dried leaf until disturbed.

Here is a newly-hatched young caterpillar eating its egg-shell as its first meal. In many species, this first meal is critical, and the young caterpillar will die if it doesn't finish it before looking for its first leaf meal. It is always amazing how a caterpillar that size can fit inside a 3mm long egg (a neighbour unhatched one is in this picture),