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Micropterix tunbergella (Fabricius, 1787)

Red-barred Pollen-moth
(Red-barred Gold)
1.0010 (B&F: 1)

Synonym(s):
Micropterix thunbergella (Fabricius, 1794)


»Suborder: Zeugloptera
  »Superfamily: Micropterigoidea
    »Family: Micropterigidae

Number of records: 9
Recorded in: 9 1km grid squares
Date of most recent record: 18 v 2024
Identification 
difficulty 
: 1Adult: Distinctive

A scarce resident species occurring sparingly in a few woodland glades and rides across the region. Single-brooded flying mainly from early May into June. Larval foodplant unknown in this country. (Pratt, 2011)

Micropterix tunbergella
Friston Forest, 29 iv 2019
Photo: Tim Wilton
Micropterix tunbergella
TQ851106, 21 v 2012
Photo: Crystal Ray
Micropterix tunbergella
Ashdown Forest, 18 v 2024
Photo: Charles Waters and Alison Playle
Micropterix tunbergella
Cissbury Ring, 2 v 2011
Photo: Mike Snelling

Distribution at 1km scale

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No larval records

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