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Sun 24th August 2008 13:05 by Bill Urwin
A trip to Berkshire last night at last gave me an opportunity to photograph Butterbur. I have looked for it in Somerset on several occasions without success. Having seen the moth last night my advice is look in late August rather than September, use torchlight and a net and give up an hour after dusk if you haven't seen one. This moth was found low in among the Butterbur stems, almost hovering.

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