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Originally Posted by Pete Collins  Thanks very much for all your responses!
...the reason I didn't spot it before is because the drawing there shows it at rest with its wings in a fairly narrow 'V' shape, whereas in my photo it was fluttering its wings slightly in a broader 'V', so when i flicked through the book I was looking for the wrong shape. |
It's such a distinctive moth when seen at rest. I've only ever seen them at rest myself - they even handle well and don't flutter their wings when moving them out of harms way.
Steve.