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Lunar underwing
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- 1Lunar underwing moths show two colour variations in one species●# MothOfTheDay is two for the price of none. Two variations of the same species. The strangely netted: LUNAR UNDERWING A
A lunar underwing (Anchoscelis lunosa), a moth common across southeast England at this time of year, has been highlighted with two distinct colour variations of the same species shown side by side. The species, recognisable by its strangely netted wing pattern, becomes more sporadic further north in Britain, and its larvae feed on various grasses.