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Crambid Moth

Pyrausta purpuralis

Spotting Image 1

Description:

Family Crambidae

1 Species ID Suggestions

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bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago
Crambid Moth
Pyrausta purpuralis Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa


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2 Comments

IvanPancic
IvanPancic 9 years ago

Thank you bayucca

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bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago

Crambidae, Pyraustinae, Pyrausta purpuralis I would say. There are some others which looks almost identical, but I ruled all other out, since yours is quite a nice and typical example:
http://www.upperthames-butterflies.org.u...
Please, verify!!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/33398884@N...
http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=1182
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrausta_pu...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pyraus...

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IvanPancic
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IvanPancic

Lendava, Vzhodna Slovenija, Slovenia

Spotted on Jun 28, 2003
Submitted on Jul 3, 2014

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