Pete's Walks - Common Marbled Carpet

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Photo taken on 4/9/10 at Kensworth, Beds.

A common moth throughout most of the UK, it is hugely variable. The example in the first photo is the most easily recognisable form. There are two broods each year, flying between May and June and then August to October.

Photo taken on 18/09/10 at Kensworth, Beds.

Photo taken on 4/09/11 at Kensworth, Beds.