Sunday 2 August 2020

Possible Phyllonorycter?

I had a reasonably good catch on Friday night in Wolvercote, Oxfordshire, in the high temperatures we had then; and one individual that's been baffling me since then - a very small micro, which looks like a Phyllonorycter of some sort, but if that's what it is, its markings are rather unusual. Any suggestions as to what it is would be very welcome!

Possible Phyllonorycter sp., 31/7/20
Steve Goddard

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  1. Dave Wilton2 August 2020 at 21:57

    Hi Steve,

    It is a Phyllonorycter but the picture is rather too over-exposed to be sure of the species. It will be something like tristrigella, froelichiella or nicellii.

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  2. Steve Goddard2 August 2020 at 23:08

    Thanks, Dave: this will have to be one that got away... I've just learnt a lot in a short time about just how many Phyllonorycter species there are...

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