What's this moth called.

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MichaelB
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What's this moth called.

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Can anyone tell me the name of this moth, as I'm not to sure if it's part of the 'Six-spot Burnet family' I took this photo this afternoon at Merthyr Mawr Nature Reserve.
Can anyone tell me the name of this moth, as I'm not to sure if it's part of the 'Six-spot Burnet family' I took this photo this afternoon at Merthyr Mawr Nature Reserve.
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JohnR
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Re: What's this moth called.

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It look like a Six-spot Burnet to me. The red patch at the base of the wing which is divided by a vein counts as two spots. If it were a Five-spot there would just be a single spot at the other end of the wing.
http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=241
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