53.001 Apoda limacodes (Festoon)
ws: m24-28mm, f27-32, fw m10-12mm, f11-13mm; Jun-Jul; oak (Quercus spp); NS-B broad-leaved woodland in S&SE England.
ID: yellow-brown with two curved cross-lines diverging from costa to dorsum; male is darker than female.
§1 Belfairs Woods, Essex; 19/07/2014; female; fw 12.5mm; to light
§2 Arne, Dorset; 04/07/2016; male; to light
§3 Arne, Dorset; 04/07/2016; male; fw 12.3mm; to light
§4 Pound Wood, Essex; 30/06/2019; male
§5 Stour Wood, Essex; 14/07/2021; female; fw 13.4mm
§6 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 03/07/2022
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§2 Arne, Dorset; 04/07/2016; male; to light
§3 Arne, Dorset; 04/07/2016; male; fw 12.3mm; to light
§4 Pound Wood, Essex; 30/06/2019; male
§5 Stour Wood, Essex; 14/07/2021; female; fw 13.4mm
§6 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 03/07/2022
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 29/07/2014 (§1) | §2&3 added 28/09/2016 | §4 added 21/02/2020 | §5 added 24/07/2021 | §6 added 27/11/2022