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Family: Micropterigida   Checklist Number: 1.005

Micropterix calthella   (Linnaeus, 1761)

Plain Pollen-moth

The pollen-moths depicted on our website are ubiquitous in Britain but rarely recorded on the Outer Hebrides. They are on the wing up here in mid-summer and frequent herbaceous plants such as buttercups. This species has been recorded from Lewis on marsh marigold or king cup (Caltha palustris).

References: 
Sterling, P. & Parsons, M. (2023 second edition). Field Guide to the Micro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland.

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