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rmc Officer of the Wild Empire Registered: February 2012 Location: Dorset Posts: 978	Fairly rare, female is flightless and it is only found in Hampshire (New Forest) and Dorset. Female collects various twigs etc for protection and camouflage.
	· Date: Wed February 29, 2012 · Views: 730 · Filesize: 103.6kb, 837.0kb · Dimensions: 1142 x 1582 ·
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PMG

Knight Commander of the Wild Empire

Registered: August 2006
Location: Leigh, Lancashire
Posts: 6,678

Wed February 29, 2012 11:34pm

I will keep my eyes skinned for this while down in Dorset this year then!

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The Woodman

Knight Commander of the Wild Empire

Registered: December 2006
Location: Cumbria, on the southern boundary of the Lake District National Park.
Posts: 5,993

Thu March 1, 2012 8:16am

Is any bit of the moth visible here? Is the camouflage arranged similar to case bearing caddis larvae?

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