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T shaped insect

Dusty87 · 2010-05-08 15:06:08

A few weeks ago i noticed an insect on our windowsill. I was T shaped. Like a T shaped stick insect. Basically the letter T with legs. It was a light brown baygey colour. Can upload pics if needed. Anyone any idea what it was???

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08-05-2010 4:06pm

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Dusty87

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A few weeks ago i noticed an insect on our windowsill.
I was T shaped. Like a T shaped stick insect. Basically the letter T with legs. It was a light brown baygey colour. Can upload pics if needed. Anyone any idea what it was???

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#2 08-05-2010 4:11pm
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It could very well have been this guy. Plume Moth. Friends of mine from the UK see them a lot.

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#3 08-05-2010 5:29pm
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There are a number of species of plume moth.

Some overwinter as adults but the most commonly seen plume is
Emmelina monodactyla
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recorded distribution in Ireland

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#4 10-05-2010 9:13am
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That looks like him Guys.
There is no recorded sightings where i am Mothman on your graph.
I will upload the photo's later

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