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A moth on Mentha spicata

 
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 12:39 pm    Post subject: A moth on Mentha spicata Reply with quote
Something for lepidoptera fans!

Is ID possible?

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PostPosted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 6:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It is a Meadow brown - Maniola jurtina

see http://www.butterfly-guide.co.uk/species/satyrids/ukm13.htm
or http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/satyrinae/maniola/index.html#jurtina

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 4:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks Haas - in Italian they say "Sei un mito" which means something like You are fantastic!

Thanks a lot
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 1:18 am    Post subject: Maniola jurtina Reply with quote
Hi Stephen,
I hope you answer the following question with a yes...I really do!!
Question:
Did you photograph this Maniola jurtina in Malta (not Gozo I intend)?
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 7:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I have a feeling that this was photographed in Zebbug, Gozo somewhere between May and June 2008. I will check the photo archive for confirmation as I might be wrong.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 7:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I confirm the record and have Exif data as a proof:

Photo taken 22June2008, 10:22:59 Smile

The location is Zebbug, Gozo
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