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Safari Tip:
Need help identifying moths? Try this fully illustrated book "Moths
of the British Isles", available at Amazon.co.uk - click
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Latin name: Epione parallaria
Size: Wingspan up to 30mms
Distribution: Found at a few sites in Aberdeen, Inverness, Yorkshire,
Northumberland and Roxburghshire.
Months seen: July and August.
Food: The caterpillars feed on willow, birch and Aspen.
Habitat: Woods and heathlands
Special features: The Dark Bordered Beauty is a rare moth, found at just
a few sites in the UK. Sometimes flies during the day.
There is a similar, and more common species, called the "Bordered
Beauty". The border is paler in colour, and tapers to a point at the
front of the forewings. With the Dark Bordered Beauty, the dark border is the
same thickness all round.
UK Safari Moth Section
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