Micro ID - Lickey Hills

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m_galathea
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Micro ID - Lickey Hills

Post by m_galathea »

Today I spotted this little beastie... It was it in a quite a distict heathland habitat, which is quite a rarity in itself around these parts. It stood out to me as the wing shape is different to all the other micro moths I have seen.
So, any ideas on the ID? Is it even a moth?

Cheers, Alex


Location: Bilberry Hill, Lickey, Worcestershire.
Habitat: Scattered silver birch on a steep heathland dominated by Bilberry and Ling. Also present: Rowan, Wild Strawberry.
Flight: Smooth and slow.
Size: approx 5mm.

Apologies for the poor photography!
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JKT
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Re: Micro ID - Lickey Hills

Post by JKT »

I believe this belongs to Aleyrodidae.
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