Olive Spinner Zelleria oleastrella

A rare migrant to the UK.

David caught this first for Norfolk in his garden. He had already worked out what it was but sent me a photo for a second opinion. Although it isn't a species I was familiar with, by chance I had recently seen photos of one and immediately suspected this as being the same (and became more confident about that after a quick check of images of the species online). Although the ID seems fairly safe based on external characters, there are a range of species that are loosely similar and it seemed sensible to confirm it by examining the genitalia.

female Olive Spinner Zelleria oleastrella showing genitalia, Toftwood near Dereham (Norfolk, UK), 29th October 2024 (caught by David Norgate)