Small Magpie Eurrhypara hortulata Wingspan 25-28mm. A well-marked moth. Adult has black-and-white wings; the head, thorax and tip of the abdomen are f

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Small Magpie Eurrhypara hortulata Wingspan 25-28mm. A well-marked moth. Adult has black-and-white wings; the head, thorax and tip of the abdomen are flushed orange-yellow. Flies June-July. Larva feeds inside a rolled leaf of Common Nettle and other plants. Locally common in southern and central Britain but scarce elsewhere.

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Photo credit: © PAUL R. STERRY / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: black, british, close, close-, closeup, common, horizontal, insect, insects, invertebrate, invertebrates, july, june, landscape, mostfamiliarmoths, moth, moths, nettle, nettles, white