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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