
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
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Hmmm very tricky with the ID! Posted 7 years ago
http://www.microvlinders.nl/soorten/thumbnail_index.php?familie=Yponomeutidae&type=lijst Posted 7 years ago