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21-05-2011, 09:45 PM
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| | | Unusual Burnet Moth
I found this Burnet moth earlier in the week and don't recall seeing one like this before. The spots seemed to have merged. Is it a 5 or 6 spot Burnet? 
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21-05-2011, 09:54 PM
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| | | Re: Unusual Burnet Moth
Beautiful shots Matt! This is one of the Five-spot Burnets. Apparently the spots are more likely to be merged in the Five-spot than the Narrow-bordered Five-spot (although not often as extreme as this), and I think that this moth is likely to be a Five-spot Burnet, but these two species are very tricky to reliably separate.
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22-05-2011, 06:45 AM
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| | | Re: Unusual Burnet Moth
Thanks Guy, I did think it was more likely to have been a 5 spot.
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22-05-2011, 09:12 AM
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| | | Re: Unusual Burnet Moth
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22-05-2011, 01:12 PM
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| |  Re: Unusual Burnet Moth
very nice
Where was this picture taken ?
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22-05-2011, 05:47 PM
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| | | Re: Unusual Burnet Moth
thanks Tracey and Lindsay - it was taken in Warwickshire, Ryton Woods to be precise.
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