Cloaked Minor Moth Mesoligia furuncula
The Cloaked Minor moth generally has a dark brown top half and paler lower half, but colour and pattern are variable.
Wingspan 22-28mm; UK flight time Jul-Sep.
Tawny Marbled Minor Moth
Oligia latruncula
Tawny Marbled Minor wingspan 24-27mm; UK flight time May-Jul.
Several of the small "Minor" moths are hard to differentiate by sight.
Marbled Minor wingspan 22-25mm; UK flight time May-Jul.
In particular, the Tawny Marbled Minor often appears as a melanistic version which is hard to distinguish
from the melanistic related Marbled Minor moth Oligia strigilis.
Rosy Minor Moth
Litoligia literosa
The Rosy Minor often has a lot more pinky-red, particularly over the shoulders, than the brown individual shown here.
Wingspan 25-30mm; UK flight time Jul-Aug.
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Middle-barred Minor