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.
Update on Fri 2009-07-24 by
Tristram Brelstaff

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