ID on Brown moth? Not a Fox moth is it?

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Paul Iddon
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ID on Brown moth? Not a Fox moth is it?

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Sorry, I'm not good on moths....


Thanks in advance for any ID please :)


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Well, its kinda hard to tell from this angle. It could be a drinker or a fox moth, you have to see the wings to see what it is

Drinker: http://www.ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=2149

Fox Moth: http://www.ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=1999
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Re: ID on Brown moth? Not a Fox moth is it?

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Thanks Dave.

I wondered too if it may be an Emporer moth...?


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Re: ID on Brown moth? Not a Fox moth is it?

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Lasiocampa quercus.
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