A small black moth ? UK

[Dave Chesmore]

I agree, the moth is most likely to be Diurnea fagella.

I caught a melanic specimen last week in Yorkshire.  It was the darkest I
have seen - soot black with very bright white markings.

Dr David Chesmore, FRES, MIAgrE
Control & Intelligent Systems Engineering Group
School of Engineering
Faculty of Engineering & Mathematics
University of Hull
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