MICROPTERIGIDAE

01.003 Micropterix aureatella

​ws 8-11mm (MBGBI1), fw: 4-5mm (Sterling & Parsons): May-Jun; adults feed on pollen of various herbaceous plants especially sedges (Carex spp) in woodland and moorland throughout UK.
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Micropterix aureatella §1 female
ID: Head ferruginous (not black); forewing purple (not gold) with two broad pale yellow fasciae
  • Variation
  • Dissection
  • Male genitalia
  • Female genitalia
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§1 Middle Dodd, Cumbria; 15/06/2019; female; fw 4.5mm; netted by day
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 30/06/2019 (§1) - dissection images added 22/01/2020