Micropterigidae
Micropterix calthella
MICROPTERIX calthella (Linnaeus, 1761)
Micropterix calthella
MICROPTERIX calthella (Linnaeus, 1761)
Life Cycle Guide - Adult Only
Description
Vernacular Name: Plain Gold
Wingspan: 8 -10mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - excluding (Bulgaria,Croatia,Greece,Portugal & Spain) : eastwards towards Siberia
UK Distribution: Common throughout Britain
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Damp woodland : Woodland Rides : Meadows
Similar Species -
Observations: This moth can be identified from its metallic bronze forewings with a purple patch in the basal area and orange head tufts. There are no other markings on this moth.
It is active by day,often found,sometimes in large groups, feeding on the pollen of plants like the Buttercup,Sedge,Marsh-marigold and Dogs Mercury (see below)
Wingspan: 8 -10mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - excluding (Bulgaria,Croatia,Greece,Portugal & Spain) : eastwards towards Siberia
UK Distribution: Common throughout Britain
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = > 300 10km squares
- Least Concern
- Phalaena (Tinea) calthella (Linnaeus, 1761)
- Tinea podevinella Hübner,1813
- in Floribus Calthæ frequens
Habitat: Damp woodland : Woodland Rides : Meadows
Similar Species -
- Micropterix aruncella - Female (Scopoli, 1763)
Observations: This moth can be identified from its metallic bronze forewings with a purple patch in the basal area and orange head tufts. There are no other markings on this moth.
It is active by day,often found,sometimes in large groups, feeding on the pollen of plants like the Buttercup,Sedge,Marsh-marigold and Dogs Mercury (see below)
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Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Micropterigoidea Micropterigidae MICROPTERIX Hübner,[1825] Micropterix calthella (Linnaeus, 1761) - Tinea podevinella Hübner,1813 - PHALAENA (Tinea) calthella (Linnaeus, 1761) = silesiaca Toll 1942 - Fauna Suecica (Edn 1-2) : Title page : p.367 - n.1432 - in Floribus Calthæ frequens |