Spotted tummy moth for ID please

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Bill S
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Location: Salisbury, Wilts

Spotted tummy moth for ID please

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Hi all

This fellow was in the garden this morning, can anybody help ID it please. Many thanks in advance

Cheers

Bill
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Rimo
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Re: Spotted tummy moth for ID please

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Looks like a White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda) from this angle
Bill S
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Re: Spotted tummy moth for ID please

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Rimo wrote:Looks like a White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda) from this angle
Thanks that looks spot on, it did look like it had an Ermine cloak over it's head.

Bill
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