Jersey Tiger moth (Euplagia quadripunctaria)
Introduction
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Jersey Tiger moth (Euplagia quadripunctaria)
Image: © Mike Quinn Taken: 30 Jul 2014
The Jersey Tiger moth is as big as a butterfly, brightly coloured and flies during the day. Until fairly recently, outside the Channel Islands it was found only in the south west http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=2067 . I wasn't able to get a photo of it with its wings open, but the bright red underwings are shown at http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1298977/Rare-Jersey-Tiger-moth-reaches-London-time-warm-summers-make-leave-Channel-Islands.html .
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Image Location
Latitude
51.675457
Longitude
-0.055195