This moth is the reason I had to abandon my initial identification of the Large Yellow Underwing in the moth I'd spotted earlier under some ivy. In fact this moth was much bigger at least half as big again. I've pored over the resources and still cannot be sure what they are except that they're likely to be one or other variety of Yellow Underwing. Big sigh. I'm sure both are obvious to an experienced watcher.
On the other hand this tiny moth settled on a leaf of one of the strawberry plants. I haven't got an where near an ID for this one, in fact I'm not sure where to start. The photograph isn't wonderful but it does give an impression of the colours (ambers) and markings which made me think of a cathedral. It also has fabulously extravagant antennae. They're almost preposterous.
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