Another new moth for my garden

Moth trapping has started at a slow but steady pace, with all the usual suspects beginning to show up.
I was however delighted to find this Tawny Pinion in my trap this morning as it is a new moth for my garden list.
The Tawney Pinion (Lithophane semibrunnea) can be separated from the similar Pale Pinion by the dark crest running down the thorax and abdomen, 
The moth is sparsely distributed across southern England and flies in late autumn and again in early spring following hibernation,

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