Worn, but can you recognise this?

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swampthing
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Worn, but can you recognise this?

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'Not another', I hear you experts cry. Sorry, but this one escapes me (or it doesn't as it died mid-morning), so I'm hoping that for all of its worn appearance, the very dark fringe to the underwings might give something away to those with experience of whatever the species is. I would be very glad if it is something good as its been a bit dull recently. It was quite small (about the size of a twin-spot carpet).

Cheers,
Andy
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Greg
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Re: Worn, but can you recognise this?

Post by Greg »

Hi Andy

Your moth looks like a Female Small China Mark the underwing is not shown in the book
but is similar to the Male which is shown.

Regards
Greg
SteveH
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Re: Worn, but can you recognise this?

Post by SteveH »

Agreed Greg :-)

Cheers,
Steve
swampthing
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Re: Worn, but can you recognise this?

Post by swampthing »

Thanks guys. I hadn't even turned to my micros book, although it did cross my mind. However, why should I do that when I've got this fantastic tool and its resident experts at my disposal. :D

Cheers,
Andy B.
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