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A mild, still night produced a high number of #moths. First set of highlights included

1) Pale Tussock Moth - huge floofy legs

2) Miller - as if doused in milled flour

3) Iron Prominent - dark and moody

4) Poplar Lutestring - neat and tidy little thing

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Overhead shot of 3cm chunky triangular moth on wood. It is dusty light grey, almost dusty white. It has two extremely fluffy legs that point out in front of its head and two orange leaf-shaped, feathered antennae pointing left and right.

Overhead shot of 2cm chunky, arrowhead moth on a finger. It has a furry head and two wiry antennae. Its colouring is light dusty grey with black flecks. It is called a Miller as it looks as if it has been showered with flour.

A side on shot of a 3cm chunky moth on a finger. It holds its wings close to its abdomen, not spread out. It is wedge-shaped with a diagonally sloping back wing edge. it is a handsome dark iron grey with flecks of gold and a big fluffy leg pointing out in front.

A side on shot of a 1.5cm tubular shaped moth on a finger. It faces right. It has a cute little face. It is handsomely marked in warm light brown with two dark bands made up of four brown lines (or lutestrings) across is wings, one near the head end and one near the back wing edge. The lutestring lines are not very obvious on this specimen, but they are more visible on an overhead shot.

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