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Euglenes oculatus

The best-recorded member of the family apparently but not particularly common.


This was found in my garden moth trap. The ID appears to be fairly straightforward. It was roughly 2.5mm long (measured at just over 2.1mm after death with the head withdrawn).

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Euglenes occulatus, North Elmham (Norfolk, UK), 29th May 2024