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Sep252012

Moth

DateTue 2012-09-25

From back in early summer: a cinnabar moth, Tyria jacobaeae (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae).  The larvae feed on ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris = Senecio jacobaea).

Photo taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2012-06-09.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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