This ghostly creature landed on my window earlier this month. Was it some kind of ghost making an early Halloween appearance? It put the heart crossways in me. Luckily it flew off after a few minutes. Elizabeth McEneaney, Castleblayney, Co Monaghan
It does indeed look exactly like a little ghost, as illustrated in story books, but what you have taken a picture of is a yellow-tail moth from the underside. These moths have all-white wings and a white body with a yellow tip at the end. Their large black eyes contrast sharply with their white head.
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