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Micropterix calthella (Linnaeus, 1761)

Plain Pollen-moth
(Plain Gold)
1.0050 (B&F: 5)


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

Number of records: 177
Recorded in: 101 1km grid squares
Date of most recent record: 30 vii 2024
Identification 
difficulty 
: 2Adult: Can be confused with other species

A resident species occurring sparingly to commonly in a range of habitats across the region. Single-brooded, flying mainly from mid-May to early July. Larvae feed on unspecified small sedges. (Pratt, 2011)

Micropterix calthella
Powdermill Lane, xx 2004
Photo: Sarah Patton
Micropterix calthella
Battle, 9 v 2023
Photo: David Gardiner
Micropterix calthella
Rowland Wood, 21 v 2022
Photo: Bob Foreman
Micropterix calthella
Long Wood, 19 v 2014
Photo: Heather Martin
Micropterix calthella
Rowland Wood, 17 v 2013
Photo: Bob Foreman
Micropterix calthella
Plaistow, 7 v 2011
Photo: Dan Danahar

Distribution at 1km scale

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No larval records

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