More photos are available and the moth hasn't been melted down yet!
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Thursday, 2 July 2015
All that glitters...
... isn't gold, but in certain lights this moth looks like a tiny sliver of that metal. Does that fact help to identify it? I've been through all available illustrations and have failed to find a match, but perhaps some kind person could help.
More photos are available and the moth hasn't been melted down yet!
More photos are available and the moth hasn't been melted down yet!
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Argyresthia pygmaeella might be worth consideration, Chris (usual caveats apply).
ReplyDeleteThank you Steve, you may well be right, the book description of this and one or two other Argyresthia spp. is 'brassy' which certainly fits the bill. I was put off this family by the resting position in the illustrations which is bums in the air rather than heads! I don't know how important that is.
ReplyDeleteTry this, http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Argyresthia_Pygmaeella
ReplyDeleteBums in the air when at rest, but yours looks quite active (antennae are on the alert).
ReplyDeleteThank you kind persons. I guess that decides the matter and I'll get the gold melted down right away.
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