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Thursday
Jun042009

Nettle-Tap Moth

I have tentatively identified this as a nettle-tap moth (Anthophila fabriciana).  Most of the photos of this species available on the web have them more grey and less reddish-brown than the above one, but the pattern of light and dark patches seem to match pretty well.

Photo taken in Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2009-06-04.

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