Common Oak Purple (Eriocrania subpurpurella)

Posted on April 8, 2014 By Michael Griffiths

Sunrise: 06.27 Sunset: 07.55

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Common Oak Purple (Eriocrania subpurpurella).

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Common Oak Purple (Eriocrania subpurpurella).

Category: Insects, Invertebrates, Wilden Marsh Nature Reserve, Wildlife Photography Tags: Canon 500D DSLR camera., Canon EFS 60 mm f2.8 macro lens, Common Oak Purple (Eriocrania subpurpurella), Insects, Kidderminster, Macro photography, Moth, nature, Nature Photography., Photography, Stourport on Severn, Wilden Marsh, Wilden Marsh Nature Reserve, wildlife photography, Worcestershire Wildlife Trust

7 Comments on “Common Oak Purple (Eriocrania subpurpurella)”

Elisa
April 8, 2014

ew it’s an alien that appears to eat lacy things

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mk
April 9, 2014

Looks like a gold lamé bug.

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- mike585
  April 9, 2014
  
  A showy bug!
  
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Emily Heath
April 9, 2014

So shiny and glitzy!

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- mike585
  April 9, 2014
  
  Indeed, it’s a classy little insect.
  
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Sarah Longes - Mirador Design
April 9, 2014

It’s absolutely beautiful Mike!

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Inga
April 10, 2014

Wow, such beautiful colour 🙂

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