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Micropterix mansuetella
Black-headed Pollen-moth Zeller, 1844
Micropterigidae
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Similar Dorset Species
Red-barred Pollen-moth
Micropterix tunbergella
Wingspan: 7-9 mm
Flight: May - June
Nat Status: Nationally Scarce B
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1

Phil Sterling, 2008: A species of wet woodland, willow carr and fen. Imagines may sit on sedge (Carex spp.) flowers. Very local throughout the British Isles. There are a few recent records from the north of the county.

Verification Grade Comment: May need photo verification if away from known sites.

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2019)
Date#VC10k Area
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