Tuesday, 30 October 2018

Micro found in kitchen

I found this small moth flying around the kitchen last evening. The fw length is 6mm.


I feel I should know what it is, but have drawn a blank looking through the field guides. Can anybody help?

Steve Trigg, Cookham
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4 comments:

  1. John Thacker30 October 2018 at 16:53

    Looks like a Mompha species e.g. M. bradleyi (good image in Norfolk Moths website) but seems to need dissection to verify.
    John

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  2. Dave Wilton30 October 2018 at 18:42

    I agree, a Mompha that will need dissection. Funnily enough I potted one up in the house here at Westcott yesterday too. Most of mine turn out to be jurassicella but I have had bradleyi as well although not for six or seven years. I've yet to see divisella locally.

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  3. Steve Trigg30 October 2018 at 20:39

    Many thanks John and Dave. I did think it might be a Mompha. The moth has been kept for checking.

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  4. Peter Hall30 October 2018 at 22:30

    In the house so far this year I have had Mompha epilobiella, jurassicella, subbistrigella and sturnipennella.

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