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Steve
2013-07-23 20:46:14 UTC
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Hi all. I wonder if someone could ID this flying insect for me? I
saw quite a few of them while walking in a grass field in north
east London. Some were emerging from pupae (is that the right
word?) attached to grass stalks.
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Thanks.
Steve.
Malcolm
2013-07-24 06:28:59 UTC
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Post by Steve
Hi all. I wonder if someone could ID this flying insect for me? I
saw quite a few of them while walking in a grass field in north
east London. Some were emerging from pupae (is that the right
word?) attached to grass stalks.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0550ejviups01kb/20130715_195815.jpg
Thanks.
Steve.
Six-spot Burnet Moth, Zygaena filipendulae

http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=241
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Malcolm
Steve
2013-07-24 08:24:43 UTC
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Post by Malcolm
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Post by Steve
Hi all. I wonder if someone could ID this flying insect for me? I
saw quite a few of them while walking in a grass field in north
east London. Some were emerging from pupae (is that the right
word?) attached to grass stalks.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0550ejviups01kb/20130715_195815.jpg
Thanks.
Steve.
Six-spot Burnet Moth, Zygaena filipendulae
http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=241
Thanks, Malcom.

"This is the commonest of Britain's day-flying Burnet moths, and is
found throughout Britain".

Common? I've been walking my dog around that field for years and
not seen them before!
Malcolm
2013-07-24 14:22:06 UTC
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Post by Malcolm
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Post by Steve
Hi all. I wonder if someone could ID this flying insect for me? I
saw quite a few of them while walking in a grass field in north
east London. Some were emerging from pupae (is that the right
word?) attached to grass stalks.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0550ejviups01kb/20130715_195815.jpg
Thanks.
Steve.
Six-spot Burnet Moth, Zygaena filipendulae
http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=241
Thanks, Malcom.
"This is the commonest of Britain's day-flying Burnet moths, and is
found throughout Britain".
Common? I've been walking my dog around that field for years and
not seen them before!
And now you'll see them every walk :-)
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Malcolm
Steve
2013-07-24 19:12:03 UTC
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Post by Malcolm
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Post by Steve
Hi all. I wonder if someone could ID this flying insect for me? I
saw quite a few of them while walking in a grass field in north
east London. Some were emerging from pupae (is that the right
word?) attached to grass stalks.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0550ejviups01kb/20130715_195815.jpg
Thanks.
Steve.
Six-spot Burnet Moth, Zygaena filipendulae
http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=241
Thanks, Malcom.
"This is the commonest of Britain's day-flying Burnet moths, and is
found throughout Britain".
Common? I've been walking my dog around that field for years and
not seen them before!
And now you'll see them every walk :-)
I saw them again today :-)
Strange that I never noticed them before, they are very colourful
and easily spotted against the straw colour backgroud. I think
they must be new arrivals here.
BTW, sorry for spelling your name wrong.

Steve.
Malcolm
2013-07-25 07:31:05 UTC
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Post by Steve
Hi all. I wonder if someone could ID this flying insect for me? I
saw quite a few of them while walking in a grass field in north
east London. Some were emerging from pupae (is that the right
word?) attached to grass stalks.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0550ejviups01kb/20130715_195815.jpg
Thanks.
Steve.
Six-spot Burnet Moth, Zygaena filipendulae
http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=241
Thanks, Malcom.
"This is the commonest of Britain's day-flying Burnet moths, and is
found throughout Britain".
Common? I've been walking my dog around that field for years and
not seen them before!
And now you'll see them every walk :-)
I saw them again today :-)
Strange that I never noticed them before, they are very colourful
and easily spotted against the straw colour backgroud. I think
they must be new arrivals here.
Could be.
Post by Steve
BTW, sorry for spelling your name wrong.
That's all right. I guessed you meant me :-)
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