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15 Comments

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

Das war perfekt deutsch!

Jeannette
Jeannette 12 years ago

Ich weiß

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

Det er aldrig for sent at lære noget...

Jeannette
Jeannette 12 years ago

Hehe :)
I didn't know we had butterflies in Denmark, that could be so difficult to ID...
I have learned something new :D

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

Life would be lazy if everything would be so easy...

Jeannette
Jeannette 12 years ago

Yes as I wrote this looks very close to mine :)

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

Look at this one from above: Also only brownish not really bright purple.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14988266@N0...
White margin: might be enhanced by the light. Looks like being quite a fresh example.

Jeannette
Jeannette 12 years ago

But what about the white line / edge around the wings?

Jeannette
Jeannette 12 years ago

The flickr photo is very close to mine, but it has a slight red glow, which mine hasn't. But the cream/yellow part is almost identical, so I think you are right :)

Jeannette
Jeannette 12 years ago

It's not in any of my books about danish butterflies, thats why I couldn't ID it. I don't think it's common around here.
I have looked at your links and it's not easy to ID it, despite I have the opportunity to enlarge the photo.
I'll try and look at the new links you have sent :)
Purpuralis sounds and look like it's not completely brown, but this one is very brown and darkcream coloured.

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

It is obviously not serious to ID this one from a picture. I would have tent to Pyrausta purpuralis. I don't know about the prevalence of Purpuralis and Aurata in Denmark.
http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14988266@N0...

Jeannette
Jeannette 12 years ago

Thank you :)
Ciao ciao

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

Check:
http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki...
http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki...
Excellent site with criterias to separate. Sorry, I had a heavy day and will have tomorrow another one... Should say Ciao!

Jeannette
Jeannette 12 years ago

Thank :)
I have uploaded the same photo overexposed does it help?

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

Little bit dark. I think it is Crambidae. Pyraustinae? Pyrausta sp.? Pyrausta aurata? I miss some more "aurata" behind the head... A lot of ??? I know, but maybe you get some hints... Good luck!

Jeannette
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Jeannette

Denmark

Spotted on May 10, 2009
Submitted on Jan 23, 2012

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