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 Found on my kitchen window, now swimming badly in a vial of alcohol with another one which looks the same, found last week. Anyone know which genus or species it might be?
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 In which part of the world is your kitchen?
Most probably a female of Sciophila.
 
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In which part of the world is your kitchen?


According to google maps it's approximately 60.459979 North and 1.179168 West of the Greenwich Meridian [give or take a few mm's], but I normally just go by my Profile Location of Mossbank, Shetland Isles TumbsUp

Thanks for the ID Jan Smile
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