73.001 Abrostola tripartita (Spectacle)
fw: 15-17mm (Waring & Townsend), ws: 34-38mm (MBGBI10); May-Jul, occasionally bivoltine in south Jul-Sep; common nettle (Urtica dioica); common throughout GB.
Abrostola tripartita (Spectacle) §6
ID: See Abrostola for more detail on the separation of this species from A.triplasia (Dark Spectacle)
Basal and terminal areas silvery-grey; a broad diagonal black mark at the apex is cut by the whitish subterminal line; bold outlines to the stigmata, the two oval marks more or less confluent so that the kidney mark appears the smaller of 2 marks.
Basal and terminal areas silvery-grey; a broad diagonal black mark at the apex is cut by the whitish subterminal line; bold outlines to the stigmata, the two oval marks more or less confluent so that the kidney mark appears the smaller of 2 marks.
§1 Foulness, Essex; 07/09/2008; female; fw 15.2mm
§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 16/08/2009
§3 Cyffdy Farm, Gwynedd; 22/06/2010
§4 Newgale, Pembrokeshire; 19/05/2011; male
§5 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 17/05/2013
§6 St Lawrence, Isle of Wight; 02/06/2014
§7 Cliburn Moss, Cumbria; 18/06/2019; female; fw 14.0mm
§8 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 13/05/2021; male; fw 15.3mm; to light
§9 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 16/05/2022
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 16/08/2009
§3 Cyffdy Farm, Gwynedd; 22/06/2010
§4 Newgale, Pembrokeshire; 19/05/2011; male
§5 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 17/05/2013
§6 St Lawrence, Isle of Wight; 02/06/2014
§7 Cliburn Moss, Cumbria; 18/06/2019; female; fw 14.0mm
§8 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 13/05/2021; male; fw 15.3mm; to light
§9 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 16/05/2022
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 23/03/2015 (§1-6) | §7 added 23/01/2020 | §8 added 05/06/2021 | §9 added 07/12/2022
