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Nun moth

Lymantria monacha

Description:

The nun moth, also known as Black arches, is a small moth, about 4 cm in length. The male (pictured here) is predominantly white with brown to dark attractive pattern.

Habitat:

Found in oak coastal forest in Brittany, France - actually, it came into our bungalow attracted by light.

Notes:

Many thanks to Ornithoptera80 for help in IDying this species.

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1 Comment

Tukup
Tukup 3 years ago

Great shot of the antennae Zatan. Thanks for sharing.

Zlatan Celebic
Spotted by
Zlatan Celebic

Lanvéoc, Bretagne, France

Spotted on Jul 8, 2020
Submitted on Jul 23, 2020

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