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20-06-2008, 12:58 PM
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| | | Brown and Pink Butterfly
Can anyone help? Just seen a butterfly in my garden - about 1" long, black head. When in flight looks completely bright fuchsia pink but on close inspection, the wings are brown with an edging of bright red/pink, almost as if someone has gone round them with a felt tip pen!  |
20-06-2008, 01:41 PM
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| | | re: Brown and Pink Butterfly
I'm no moth expert, but could be a cinnabar moth.
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20-06-2008, 01:52 PM
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| | | re: Brown and Pink Butterfly
Hi skellie2008. Welcome to WAB
Anything like this Cinnabar moth? 
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20-06-2008, 02:27 PM
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I was thinking Red Admiral myself ...  |
20-06-2008, 02:38 PM
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| | | re: Brown and Pink Butterfly
I think we have a thread about this about once a year. It usually ends up being a Cinnabar Moth.
This thread might be of interest to you in your search to id it. http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/fo...butterfly.html
jaki
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21-06-2008, 05:26 AM
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| | | Re: Brown and Pink Butterfly
Brown & Pink. Elephant Hawk Moth immediatally springs to mind!
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21-06-2008, 08:48 AM
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| | | Re: Brown and Pink Butterfly
Thanks - yes that's what it turned out to be! |
21-06-2008, 08:49 AM
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| | | Re: Brown and Pink Butterfly
Yes, it did turn out to be that - found the Sussex Moth Group and emailed their chairman - he confirmed it to be so. Thanks for your help everyone! |
21-06-2008, 04:06 PM
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Glad to be of some help Skellie2008!
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