Common Purple & Gold 'Pyrausta purpuralis' Feeding On Wild Marjoram

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Synonyms Phalaena (Pyralis) purpuralis Linnaeus, 1758 Pyrausta purpuralis chermesinalis Guenée, 1854 Phalaena inflammata Scopoli, 1763 Pyralis punicealis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Botys niepoldalis Lederer, 1863 Pyrausta confundalis Zetterstedt, 1839 Pyrausta melanalis Caradja, 1916

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Location: Warton Quarry Local Nature Reserve, Warton Crags, Lancashire, England, UK
Photo credit: © Sabena Jane Blackbird / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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