Small brown thing (1 Viewer)

[InternetMan]

Hello


Does anyone recognise this small brown moth? It feels somehow familiar, yet I cannot pin it down. Coleophoriid? Tischeria? It was only little, maybe 3mm or 4mm FL.

Also, here is a Scopariine which for some reason I still get confused by. Can't decide between ambigualis and mercurella -- be lovely to have a pointer on what clinches it for this one.



Both at actinic light last weekend, South Coast of England. All help very gratefully received.

 

[wheatearlp]

Not sure about the small brown one, but the second one is E.mercurella.

 

[InternetMan]

Not sure about the small brown one, but the second one is E.mercurella.

Thank you -- what clinches the ID, in your view? (Every day's a school day when you're me).

 

[InternetMan]

How about Coleophora discordella for the little guy? UKMoths mentions the white costal streak, which mine seems to have, and the foodplant is pretty rampant in my garden atm.

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[wheatearlp]

Thank you -- what clinches the ID, in your view? (Every day's a school day when you're me).

Mainly the white 'X' mark I've marked on the slightly manipulated copy of your pic that I have attached here. The main confusion species for me in VC37 is E.lacustrata - this has small punctuation-like marks on the same area and is, overall, a slightly paler moth.

 

[wheatearlp]

How about Coleophora discordella for the little guy? UKMoths mentions the white costal streak, which mine seems to have, and the foodplant is pretty rampant in my garden atm.

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Beyond my pay-grade I'm afraid 😉

 

[InternetMan]

Mainly the white 'X' mark I've marked on the slightly manipulated copy of your pic that I have attached here. The main confusion species for me in VC37 is E.lacustrata - this has small punctuation-like marks on the same area and is, overall, a slightly paler moth.

Fantastic, thank you