Hi David, you can tell this is one of the Eudonia/Scoparia micros from its general appearance - but because of wear it's unlikely you will be able to go much further in identification. While the central area of the wings could pass for E. lacustrata, the outer parts are so worn that any features are lost (the shape of the sub-terminal crosslines here are important - compare to illustrations in the field guide)
Hi David, you can tell this is one of the Eudonia/Scoparia micros from its general appearance - but because of wear it's unlikely you will be able to go much further in identification. While the central area of the wings could pass for E. lacustrata, the outer parts are so worn that any features are lost (the shape of the sub-terminal crosslines here are important - compare to illustrations in the field guide)
ReplyDeleteThanks, John,
ReplyDeleteAt least that makes me feel better about failing to ID it myself!