At the time we could not conclusively identify it and after another trawl of the internet today we can't find anything like it. Several moths are similar but not identical.
So all you entomologists out there...
It is rather cuddly though like a small teddy bear!
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Dunnowotitisbutitsverynice !!
I'm sure there are people who do know, though !!
Female Oak Eggar Lasiocampa quercus.
It is an Oak Eggar... a female [pale, honey brown wings and unfeathered antennae]... she was probably looking for somewhere stupid to lay her eggs. See Susan's entry about a close relative the Fox Moth which laid eggs on a door. We've had both Fox Moth and Oak Eggar laying on our window frames and doors... as well as another in the same group... the Emperor Moth.
I was about to say the Susan will have your answer but she has beaten me to it :) Tim was even faster! Diane
Tell you what, Diane, next time we'll give you a head start!!
More like a Teddy's ear!
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