Saturday, 24 July 2010

Pyrausta ??

Sitting in the garden I saw a very colourful moth. Unusually it even waited for me to put a cappuccino down and go for my macro lens.

Looking online it would appear to be a Pyrausta but is it aurata or purpuralis?


Studying the photos on the web I am inclined to think it is aurata but it has more gold than the photo I have found which I understand purpuralis has but then it has less than the photos I have seen of that. Any help with the id would be appreciated as I have only recently started exploring the world of moths.
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2 comments:

  1. holdingmoments24 July 2010 at 18:09

    That is a beauty.
    I'd be inclined to go with 'aurata' too.

    I found this link
    http://back-garden-moths.co.uk/community/displayspeciesinfo.php?speciesID=1361

    Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

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  2. Wolds End Tog25 July 2010 at 19:45

    Thank you for the link and comment. I did enjoy the rest of my weekend as you will see from my next post. I hope you had a good weekend.

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