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Having Lived a Hard Life - _TNY_7909 (2.4x)

This tiny beaut on top of a deep red flower on the great burnet (Sanguisorba officinalis) is one of the ermine moths. I'm not 100% as it is so worn, but I believe this to be the apple ermine (Yponomeuta malinellus) a species whose larvae feed on apple trees and can sometimes defoliate entire trees.

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Uploaded on October 13, 2020
Taken on August 15, 2020