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Noctuid Moth

DateThu 2014-07-24

What I think is a male broad-bordered yellow underwing moth, Noctua fimbriata (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). The hind wing (which I did not see) is bright orange-yellow with a broad black border, hence the English name.

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2014-07-17.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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