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Throwback Friday #26 Six Spot Burnett

I can’t really remember very much about this photograph, except it was very likely taken up on the cliff top paths of Polperro, Cornwall, sometime in the early part of the 2000s. I can tell you the insect pictured is a Six Spot Burnett, the wildflower is Purple Vetch, and that this photograph was taken…

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I can’t really remember very much about this photograph, except it was very likely taken up on the cliff top paths of Polperro, Cornwall, sometime in the early part of the 2000s. I can tell you the insect pictured is a Six Spot Burnett, the wildflower is Purple Vetch, and this photograph was taken on slide film, hence the rather oceanic quality of the light and colour.

2 responses to “Throwback Friday #26 Six Spot Burnett”

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    Jane Dougherty

    Thanks for naming the insect. I see those here quite often and have never known what they are called.

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    philgomm

    To be 100% honest, I always thought it was a Cinnabar moth, but did a bit of research before posting it on here… to discover I was wrong!

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