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Common Purple & Gold moth

Pyrausta purpuralis

Description:

Tiny, day flying moth about 10mm.

Habitat:

On the mint bed in garden.

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Ornithoptera80
Ornithoptera80 2 years ago

The more commonly used common name is the Common Purple & Gold moth.
https://www.norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.ph...
https://species.nbnatlas.org/species/NHM...

Mel11
Spotted by
Mel11

Wellesbourne, England, United Kingdom

Spotted on Aug 1, 2021
Submitted on Aug 1, 2021

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