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Peanut79 Gosport, United Kingdom Jun 22, 2011

Can someone identify these butterflies for me?

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flatpickit Charleston, SC Jun 22, 2011

This looks like a Burnet moth (Zygaena sp.). There are several in the UK, and I can't see enough in the picture to get any further. Do you have other pictures where you can see/count the spots on the wings a little better? Here's the Six-spotted Burnet:

http://www.aphotofauna.com/moth_zygaena_filipendulae_six_spotted_burnet.html

Here are others:

http://ukmoths.org.uk/search.php?entry=burnet&thumbnail=true

This is a nice looking moth! Thanks for sharing.

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Peanut79 Gosport, United Kingdom Jun 23, 2011

sorry no this was the only pic before a dog ran past and knocked them off, there were two together one was more of a blue/black colour

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