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OPOSTEGIDAE : Oposteginae
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05.001 Opostega salaciella (Sorrel Cap)
ws 9-12mm; Jun-Jul; open habitats with lfp Sheep's Sorrel (Rumex acetosella) throughout UK. The only member of the family with unmarked white forewings. Other small all-white species are found in Elachistidae, but these lack eyecaps.
Opostega salaciella §5 male
§1 New Forest, Hampshire; 29/06/2009; fw 3.2 (!!)
§2 Bridge of Awe, Argyll; 24/06/2011
§3 Mulll; 29/06/2011; male; fw 4.8mm
§4 New Forest, Hampshire; 31/08/2013; male; fw 4.0mm
§5 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 16/06/2017; male; fw 5.0mm
§6 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 25/07/2020; male; fw 4.7mm
§7 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 10/06/2023; male; fw 5.0mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Bridge of Awe, Argyll; 24/06/2011
§3 Mulll; 29/06/2011; male; fw 4.8mm
§4 New Forest, Hampshire; 31/08/2013; male; fw 4.0mm
§5 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 16/06/2017; male; fw 5.0mm
§6 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 25/07/2020; male; fw 4.7mm
§7 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 10/06/2023; male; fw 5.0mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published January 2011 | images added 17/11/2011 | §4 added 14/11/2013 | §5 added 15/03/2018 | §6 added 02/02/2021 |
§7 added 16/12/2023
§7 added 16/12/2023
