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Martin
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OK it's a moth but...

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...it's got me stumped!

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Matsukaze
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Looks like one of the purple-and-gold pyralid moths, Pyrausta aurata, Pyrausta purpuralis or similar species.
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First I thought it was a skipper, but I have seen that before. Looks like a pyralid moth. Unusual shaped moths and a good pic. I find some of the smaller moths are more intresting than larger ones.
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Tymo
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P. purpuralis.

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