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Old 14-07-2011, 09:29 PM
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Found this strange thing on my home wall .
Any idears?
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Old 14-07-2011, 09:35 PM
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Nope, but maybe someone else will have an idea.
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Old 14-07-2011, 09:45 PM
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its a moth but cant remember the bloody name

had to look its a plume moth



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Old 14-07-2011, 09:46 PM
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White Plume Moth Pterophorous pentadactyla.

White Plume Moth Pterophorus pentadactyla - UKMoths
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Old 14-07-2011, 09:52 PM
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In my younger days I was an avid moth collector...this one was regularly caught. Its a White Plume Moth (Pterophorus pentadactyla).

I still get a bit excited when I see moths especially hawk moth

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Old 14-07-2011, 10:22 PM
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a lovely wee creature and great photographs
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