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Moth

DateWed 2014-04-23

A carpet moth, probably Epirrhoe alternata (Lepidoptera: Geometridae).  Whenever it settled it folded its wings up like this, which made it rather awkward to identify.

Photo taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2014-04-21.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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