Help with ID please - possibly a moth

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DavidD
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Help with ID please - possibly a moth

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I would be grateful for any help identifying this small butterfly or moth which I photographed in West Oxfordshire last Friday. I thought it was a clearwing moth, but could not find a match in my reference books.
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Re: Help with ID please - possibly a moth

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Hi David. You have there a scorpion fly. A glance at the tail tells you how it gets its name!

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Re: Help with ID please - possibly a moth

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Many thanks Guy
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