Dotty

It's amazing what turns up in the back garden from time to time. Often, these interlopers take the form of insects and a couple of days ago, I found this, hiding under the watering can rose.

Following some extensive searching on-line, I think I have identified it correctly as a Dot Moth (Melanchra persicariae).

Common and widespread in Britain, it is a frequent visitor to urban gardens. Their larvae feeding on many of our garden plants. Two years ago, we had a caterpillar of this species in the garden...

... but this is the first adult I've seen.