73.082 Cryphia (Euthales) algae (Tree-lichen Beauty)
fw: 10-13mm; Jul-Sep; lichens; considered a rare migrant by Waring & Townsend, 2004, but increasingly frequent and almost certainly now breeding in SE.England.
ID: Variable, but often shows a lichen-green subbasal fascia, sometimes this colour extends to the wing base; usually there is a dark antemedian cross-line continuous with a dark streak along the dorsum between the antemedian and postmedian cross-lines.
Dissection
Male genitalia
Female genitalia
§1 Ham Fen, Kent; 10/08/2010; female; fw 13.5mm
§2 Foulness, Essex; 19/08/2012; male
§3 Foulness, Essex; 19/08/2012; male
§4 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 11/08/2013; male; fw 11.9mm
§5 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 17/07/2014; fw 12.2mm
§6 Belfairs Woods, Essex; 19/07/2014
§7 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 30/07/2016
§8 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 16/07/2018
§9 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 16/07/2018; male; fw 10.7mm
§10 Foulness, Essex; 21/07/2018; male; fw 11.3mm
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§2 Foulness, Essex; 19/08/2012; male
§3 Foulness, Essex; 19/08/2012; male
§4 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 11/08/2013; male; fw 11.9mm
§5 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 17/07/2014; fw 12.2mm
§6 Belfairs Woods, Essex; 19/07/2014
§7 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 30/07/2016
§8 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 16/07/2018
§9 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 16/07/2018; male; fw 10.7mm
§10 Foulness, Essex; 21/07/2018; male; fw 11.3mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 26/04/2015 (§1-6) | §7 added 19/05/2017 | §8-10 added 29/04/2019