Hi David, It's a Metzneria and quite probably M. lappella but it is rather worn, so the distinction between M. lappella and M. metzneriella is made more difficult. Sizes overlap as do some of the wing features, although metzneriella is usually darker and has some reddish colouring (but when worn.....). Some suggest that these two species need to be dissected to be certain ( see: https://britishlepidoptera.weebly.com/metzneria.html).
Hi David, It's a Metzneria and quite probably M. lappella but it is rather worn, so the distinction between M. lappella and M. metzneriella is made more difficult. Sizes overlap as do some of the wing features, although metzneriella is usually darker and has some reddish colouring (but when worn.....). Some suggest that these two species need to be dissected to be certain ( see: https://britishlepidoptera.weebly.com/metzneria.html).
ReplyDeleteIndeed, they need dissection to separate safely.
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