Friday 20 August 2021

Micro query - Longwick

 A not especially auspicious catch on Thursday morning here - 2 Poplar Hawks from the latest generation and a pristine Gold Spot were welcome. I have a query regarding the micro photographed here. It has a wing length of 6-7mm and seemingly obvious markings but I cant line them up conclusively with any of the field guides. It looks like a Gelechid? , possibly Eulamprotes Atrella but again didn't quite seem to fit? 

Any thoughts welcome.



1 comment:

  1. Hi Andrew,
    The only thing that comes to my mind is that it may be a rather battered specimen of one of the two common Monopis species (laevigella or weaverella).

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