Butterfly Ident Help

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elizium
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Butterfly Ident Help

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Cant figure out what this butterfly is. It was found lying on its side near the coast in Dorset. It`s body was yellow with black dots along it. Sorry the pic is a bit blurry.
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m_galathea
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Re: Butterfly Ident Help

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It's a Magpie moth (Abraxas grossulariata).

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Re: Butterfly Ident Help

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Thanks for the info. I should have checked moths as well.
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