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Family: Gelechiidae   Checklist Number: 35.153

Pseudotelphusa paripunctella  (Thunberg, 1794)

Domino Groundling

A tiny brown moth with black spotting which resembles a mini Bryotropha species. It has been found on South Uist and Eriskay from May to July and in this locality favours bog-myrtle (Myrica gale) and birch (Betula) species.

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

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