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- Generally Common / Widespread 
- Leaf Miner
- care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required. Confusion Species: Incurvaria pectinea
ID pointers: Unusual amongst the micros, the male has feathered like antennae. The head is orange-yellow, with forewing a dark brown, sometimes tinged purplish, with a distinct triangular whitish spot, half way along the dorsum, and a similar smaller one at the tornus.
Distribution: Fairly common across the British Isles. Derbyshire status unknown, but likely to be locally common.
*** Last updated on 9 March 2025 by RP ***
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