Police Car Moth

I have been hoping and hoping that one day I would see one of these Police Car Moths. Today was THE day! I love the black and white "stained-glass window" pattern on the wings.

"It is a member of the Tiger Moth family, in a subgroup that flies by day. They are easy to get close to, being clutzy fliers thatbeat their wings floppily in the mid-summer heat. Generally poor fliers are also bad tasting, and that's why they can afford to make themselves easy targets for birds. The Police Car Moth really does look like an old-fashioned police car. It is black and white, with two little orange "lights" on the top of its thorax. Wingspan is about 50 mm." Taken from "Bugs of Alberta" by John Acorn and Ian Sheldon.