Orange-spot Daisy Moth | Hainault Forest

49.320 Orange-spot Daisy Moth*

Dichrorampha alpinana

The website has listed this attractive specimen as Orange-spot Daisy Moth Dichrorampha alpinana, but it should be noted that Orange-spot Tansy Moth D. flavidorsana is very similar. The two species can only be accurately told apart by genitalia dissection so this record can only be regarded as plausible. *This moth was flying in morning sunshine in a habitat dominated by oxeye daisies pointing to D. alpinana, but without dissection there is no way to be 100% sure.

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