I had real trouble with this moth this morning, in spite of its being so distinctive and attractive. But I'm 99 percent sure that it's a Large Ranunculus which was here in September 2013 but not otherwise, albeit a notable lighter one than Dave's recent arrival and with much brighter orange than shown in Waring, Townsend and Lewington. The iPad Mini camera can mess things about -
eg the bottom right picture is over-bright, but the actual specimen is both light and vividly-oranged.
Martin Wainwright, Thrupp, Oxon
Hi Martin, indeed it is Large Ranunculus and a smart-looking specimen at that.
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