Small moth for id, please

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Alastair Rae
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Small moth for id, please

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About 12 mm across the base which came to light in Inner London.
Sorry about the quality but it was a bit skittish and I didn't have time to chill it properly.
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Re: Small moth for id, please

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Must be a Hook Tip of some sort... Maybe a Beautiful Hook-tip - Laspeyria flexula? Quite a dark specimen.

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I would say thats a micro, a rather dark Endotricha flammealis
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Good call Bugboy. I reckon that's the one.

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Re: Small moth for id, please

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bugboy wrote:I would say thats a micro, a rather dark Endotricha flammealis
Thanks for that. Good record I think as the NBN map doesn't show any other records inside the London ring road.
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