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Bird-cherry ermine (Yponomeuta evonymella), Heesch, Netherlands Not the pose I was hoping for, but this tiny moth would not cooperate, and this makes identification challenging. There are a handful of moths in this genus with a very similar appearance. Only one stands out and is easy to identify: Bird-cherry ermine, the main key is 5 equal rows of black dots. <br />
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So the question now is, is it my imagination wanting to see those 5 rows, seeing 3 equal ones, and assuming the other 2, or is this one simply not sure enough? <br />
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Location and flight time match, this species (if correct) is very common also in my area:<br />
<a href="http://www.microvlinders.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=160020&amp;p=1" rel="nofollow">http://www.microvlinders.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=160020&amp;p=1</a> Europe,Heesch,Netherlands,World,moths Click/tap to enlarge

Bird-cherry ermine (Yponomeuta evonymella), Heesch, Netherlands

Not the pose I was hoping for, but this tiny moth would not cooperate, and this makes identification challenging. There are a handful of moths in this genus with a very similar appearance. Only one stands out and is easy to identify: Bird-cherry ermine, the main key is 5 equal rows of black dots.

So the question now is, is it my imagination wanting to see those 5 rows, seeing 3 equal ones, and assuming the other 2, or is this one simply not sure enough?

Location and flight time match, this species (if correct) is very common also in my area:
http://www.microvlinders.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=160020&p=1

    comments (2)

  1. Very pretty!

    Hmmm very tricky with the ID!
    Posted 7 years ago
    1. Absolutely. Here you can see the main candidates in a row:
      http://www.microvlinders.nl/soorten/thumbnail_index.php?familie=Yponomeutidae&type=lijst
      Posted 7 years ago

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Uploaded Jul 20, 2018. Captured Jun 9, 2018 19:59.
  • NIKON D850
  • f/11.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm