We also caught these two micros. The first I believe is Acleris sparsana. The second I think is one of the family Blastobasidae - probably Blastobasis lacticolella. Under the microscope we could see the strongly upcurved labial palps, the well developed tongue and the base of the antenna (scape) with a scaly tuft (pecten) but the antennae were quite short (well under the stated 2/3 length of the forewing). Further advice would be appreciated.
Carolyn
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Acleris sparsana (FL 10mm) |
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Blastobasis lacticolella (FL 9mm) |
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A.sparsana looks good, but not sure I could say one way or the other about the worn one. I am back to 'the feel' of it again!! Have you still got it?
ReplyDeleteYes! I'll keep it for you.
ReplyDeleteCarolyn.
It looks a candidate for ustella
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