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Moths
Tue 2013-07-23 
A small moth, probably Argyresthia brockeella (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae) on a burdock leaf (Arctium sp).
The following moth, which was on the same plant, has more subdued markings but is probably also the same species:
Although these moths were on burdock, the larvae of A. brockeella feed on birch (Betula) and alder (Alnus glutinosa) but there were many alder trees in the area.
Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2013-07-20.
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