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Species ID Suggestions

Pyrausta sp.

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bayucca
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Comments (15)
bayucca
Det er aldrig for sent at lære noget...
Jeannette
Hehe :) I didn't know we had butterflies in Denmark, that could be so difficult to ID... I have learned something new :D
bayucca
Life would be lazy if everything would be so easy...
Jeannette
Yes as I wrote this looks very close to mine :)
bayucca
Look at this one from above: Also only brownish not really bright purple. http://www.flickr.com/photos/14988266@N05/4970995129 White margin: might be enhanced by the light. Looks like being quite a fresh example.
Jeannette
But what about the white line / edge around the wings?
Jeannette
The flickr photo is very close to mine, but it has a slight red glow, which mine hasn't. But the cream/yellow part is almost identical, so I think you are right :)
Jeannette
It's not in any of my books about danish butterflies, thats why I couldn't ID it. I don't think it's common around here. I have looked at your links and it's not easy to ID it, despite I have the opportunity to enlarge the photo. I'll try and look at the new links you have sent :) Purpuralis sounds and look like it's not completely brown, but this one is very brown and darkcream coloured.
bayucca
It is obviously not serious to ID this one from a picture. I would have tent to Pyrausta purpuralis. I don't know about the prevalence of Purpuralis and Aurata in Denmark. http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Pyrausta_Purpuralis http://www.flickr.com/photos/14988266@N05/4970995129
bayucca
Check: http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Pyrausta_Aurata http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Pyrausta_Purpuralis Excellent site with criterias to separate. Sorry, I had a heavy day and will have tomorrow another one... Should say Ciao!
Jeannette
Thank :) I have uploaded the same photo overexposed does it help?
bayucca
Little bit dark. I think it is Crambidae. Pyraustinae? Pyrausta sp.? Pyrausta aurata? I miss some more "aurata" behind the head... A lot of ??? I know, but maybe you get some hints... Good luck!

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Moths of the World
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2012

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