74.001 Meganola strigula (Small Black Arches)

fw: 9-11mm (Waring & Townsend); Jun-Aug; pedunculate oak (Quercus robur); NS-A in established broadleaved woodland in CS.England
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Meganola strigula (Small Black Arches) §1 male
ID: Similar to Nola confusalis (Least Black Arches) which can be distinguished by its strong curved/sinuate postmedian line (and earlier flight season)
Male genitalia:  
Female genitalia:  
  • Variation
  • Dissection
  • Male genitalia
  • Female genitalia
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§1 Hazeleigh, Essex; 17/07/2024; male; fw 9.9mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 03/08/2024 (§1)