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Moth ID

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Can anyone help with this? It was approximately 1cms across
Thanks in advance
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I'd go for Pyrausta purpuralis.

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Cheers Guy
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Pyrausta nigratus, in fact. :)
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Thanks, Harri. I'm not at all a moths expert.

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