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hi
i found this small brown moth today up ben lawers, fast flying, so not easy to get pic, can anyone identify it please
Pat


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Eulithis populata.

Cheers,
Tymo

thanks tymo,
i have a very poor moth knowledge, and had never heard or seen a northern spinach,
Pat

I agree it's a strange name The species on this picture looks like other Eulithis-species, but the postmedian fascia is quite straight in the direction of the upper edge of the frontwing (and the ground colour is more darker than other species.

Tymo