Magnificent moth - Angle Shades, Phlogophora meticulosa
Introduction
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Magnificent moth - Angle Shades, Phlogophora meticulosa
Image: © Jonathan Billinger Taken: 5 Apr 2014
This thing crawled out of a cardboard box in which it had presumably overwintered as a chrysalis.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.909481
Longitude
-2.213208