In the woodland of Cothelstone hill the plain gold micro moth Micropterix calthella mates on a grass stem

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Location: Cothelstone Hill, Quantocks, West Somerset
Photo credit: © Claire Haskins / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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