Help with this micro please

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Tim_Ward
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Help with this micro please

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Can anybody help me identify this micro? It's tiny, about 5mm long.
Thanks, Tim
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stevehind
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Re: Help with this micro please

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Hi Tim
Probably Elachista canapennella, a category 4 species which requires dissection to confirm.
Regards
Steve
Tim_Ward
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Re: Help with this micro please

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Thanks Steve. I had one of these in my garden last year which you dissected for me. You probably won't think it worth dissecting this one but I've still got it.
Cheers, Tim
stevehind
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Re: Help with this micro please

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Hi Tim
When dissecting, I would prefer to concentrate on species not previously recorded at the site.
Regards
Steve
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