Mystery Micro Moth: ID, please

[Keith Edkins]

Well it's readily apparent that it's out of focus, but apart from that it
looks like a Pyrausta purpuralis. Especially if it was flying in daylight.
See:
http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/insects/microleps.htm#pyrausta
for photos of this and P. aurata with comments which helpful people have
sent me on distinguishing them.

Keith

Andy Mabbett <andy at pigsonthewing.org.uk> wrote in message
news:DrMCDxCmHLO7Ew2d at pigsonthewing.org.uk...
> I'm ashamed of the rough quality of my photography, but is it readily
> apparent what this moth is?
>
>         http://www.pigsonthewing.org.uk/insects3
>
> (total download < 40Kb)
> --
> Andy Mabbett
>
>                  A 1998 survey of 48 restaurants' chicken tikka masalas
>                  found that the only common ingredient was chicken.



 
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