62.075 Hypsopygia costalis (Gold Triangle)
ws: 16-23mm; Jul-Aug; dry vegetable matter (hay, thatch etc); common in S England
ID: Usually unmistakeable. Atypical forms occur with the wings heavily suffused fuscous or with the costal spots enlarged and united.
§1 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 16/07/2007
§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 12/07/2007
§3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 16/07/2007
§4 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 21/06/2008
§5 Compton Bishop, Somerset; 24/08/2014; male; fw 8.2mm
§6 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 29/06/2019; male; fw 9.4mm; to light
§7 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 16/06/2020; male; fw 8.5mm
§8 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 11/08/2020; female; fw 9.9mm
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§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 12/07/2007
§3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 16/07/2007
§4 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 21/06/2008
§5 Compton Bishop, Somerset; 24/08/2014; male; fw 8.2mm
§6 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 29/06/2019; male; fw 9.4mm; to light
§7 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 16/06/2020; male; fw 8.5mm
§8 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 11/08/2020; female; fw 9.9mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 24/02/2012 | §5 added 24/11/2014 | §6 added 20/02/2020 | §7 added 23/01/2021 | §8 added 06/02/2021