This is the Snout macro moth, Hypena probosdcidalis. It gets its name from the very obvious upturned palps. Here it is partialy camouflaged.

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This is the Snout macro moth, Hypena probosdcidalis. It gets its name from the very obvious upturned palps. Here it is partialy camouflaged against a lichenised stone wall. These are common anywhere you find nettles, their food plant.

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Location: Avoch, Black isle, Scotland
Photo credit: © Rod Hill / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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