Gelechiidae – Anomologinae – Metzneria metzneriella
STATUS – Common moth that is widespread in Derbyshire on Common Knapweed.
ID POINTERS – Small long and slender in appearance. Yellowish brown with reddish-brown shading along the costa with greyish highlighted veins. A series of blackish dots running in pairs across each forewing.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing during the day in May & August
IMAGES – Buxton, Derbyshire – Rowan Wakefield©
