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    Can anyone tell me what this fly is it was in the garden this morning i never saw this type before
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    Looks like a moth? rather than a fly. I know there are some moths which fly in the daytime, and their wing structure is different to a butterfly.

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    • #3
      Have a look at these: BBC Nature - The weird and wonderful world of day-flying moths

      Having Googled images, I think what you have there is a Burnet Moth, possibly a Six-Spot
      Last edited by SarzWix; 18-08-2012, 11:46 PM.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by SarzWix View Post
        Have a look at these: BBC Nature - The weird and wonderful world of day-flying moths

        Having Googled images, I think what you have there is a Burnet Moth, possibly a Six-Spot
        Thank,s a lot new one on me i thought someone on the forum would know.
        ****A day without a smile is like a day without sunshine!****

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        • #5
          Some more about Burnet moths here What Moth? - Moths Count

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          • #6
            Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post
            Some more about Burnet moths here What Moth? - Moths Count
            Thank you veggiechicken for your post this has turned out to be a very interesting Thread
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            • #7
              My first thought was a Cinnabar moth as I know the caterpillars have been around recently on the ragwort but Sarz's suggestion made me have a look too. I like identification threads as I always learn something new

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