33.001 Ethmia dodecea (Gromwell Ermine)
ws: 17-21mm (MBGBI4.1), fw: 8-10mm (Sterling & Parsons); May-Aug; common gromwell (Lithospermum officinale); local in woodland rides and wooded fens in S.England
Ethmia dodecea §1 female
ID: Forewing whitish with ~10 black dots of varying size. Somewhat similar to E.terminella which has a series of small black dots along the termen.
§1 Cranwich Heath, Norfolk; 05/07/2018; female; fw 8.3mm; to light
§2 Cranwich Heath, Norfolk; 05/07/2018; male; fw 9.5mm; to light
§3 Covert Woods, Kent; 06/07/2022; female; fw 10.0mm
§4 Covert Woods, Kent; 06/07/2022
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Cranwich Heath, Norfolk; 05/07/2018; male; fw 9.5mm; to light
§3 Covert Woods, Kent; 06/07/2022; female; fw 10.0mm
§4 Covert Woods, Kent; 06/07/2022
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 16/07/2018 (§1&2) | §3&4 added 17/10/2022
