Norfolk Micro Moths - The micro moths of Norfolk.

[ micro-lepidoptera ]

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Microlepidoptera is an artificial (i.e., unranked and not monophyletic) grouping of moth families, commonly known as the 'smaller moths' (Micro, lepidoptera). Efforts to stabilize the term have usually proven inadequate. Vernacular usage divides the lepidoptera simply into smaller and larger or into more-primitive and less-primitive groups: Microlepidoptera and Macrolepidoptera respectively. Intuitively, the "micros" are any lepidopteran not currently placed in Macrolepidoptera. Wiki

Established in 1985 to research moth distribution and numbers in the County of Norfolk. Hold Summer meetings. Present indoor identification and members information meetings. Collect & record information as part of the national network of Local Record Centres (LRCs) .

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References include:
Moths & Butterflies of Great Britain & Ireland [MBGBI].
British Tortricoid Moths [BTM] (Bradley, Tremewan & Smith 1973).
British Pyralid Moths [BPM] (B. Goater).
Pyralid Moths in Norfolk - Jon Clifton (2003)
Butterfly Conservation - Regional Action Plan For Anglia, and Norfolk Moth Survey newsletters to date.