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Old 05-07-2009, 07:53 AM
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Re: Moth for I.D.

Hi Kalle and a warm welcome to WAB.

I'm not 100% sure of my ID, as I think this is a moth that we don't have over here in Britain, but I think it's a Arichanna melanaria which is a Geometridae. I think it is also known as the Boarmie Tiger.

What's throwing me is the white wings on the photo I have linked you to but that could be down to your photo not showing true colours. It could also be that there are different colour ranges of this moth.

I can't find any other moth with the same wing markings. Here is a link to a photo of that Moth.
Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa

Hope that helps.

John

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Originally Posted by Kalle View Post
Hi

I have recently started moth trapping (2 weeks ago) here in Sweden and I have done it every day since. The last days I have tried to I.D. some of them to and I came across one I can't find anywhere.

What is this moths name?
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