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Day flying moths
Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 6:31 pm
by Zonda
Just a couple for the moth people to id. The second one was being hassled by Dingy skippers.
Sorry about the quality.
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Re: Day flying moths
Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 7:07 pm
by Padfield
The first is a burnet companion, Euclidia glyphica, and the second (I think), Pyrausta nigrata.
Burnet companions are constant accompaniments to chalk downland walks and it is a pity we usually dismiss them as they are very attractive moths.
Guy
Re: Day flying moths
Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 5:32 am
by Zonda
Thanks Guy, thats interesting. Cheers
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Re: Day flying moths
Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 7:14 pm
by Susie
nice pics, zonda. I like burnet companions. There were good numbers of these out yesterday along side the burnets. Today we saw plenty of mother shiptons.