Sunday, 26 July 2020

Possible Mompha sp....



....very small micro, a mompha maybe ...?

3 comments:

  1. Great photo showing the scale-tufts of a nice fresh specimen of what I think is Psoricoptera gibbosella (Gelechiidae).

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  2. Hello Nic,

    That's actually not a Mompha species but a Gelechiid. It is Psoricoptera gibbosella which is quite frequent in oak woodland in our area from now into early Autumn. I don't really know why it was omitted from the micro field guide but I suppose they had to leave out some moths to keep you guessing!

    For Gelechiids it is worth browsing through either of these two sites:
    https://www.gelechiid.co.uk/gelechiid-recording-scheme
    https://ukmoths.org.uk/

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  3. Thanks Dave and Martin. No wonder I couldn't find it in the book! Thanks also for the links, bookmarked for reference. Nic.

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