43.001 Scythris fallacella (Northern Runner)
ws:13-16mm (MBGBI4.1); May-Jun, (Aug); common rock-rose (Helianthemum nummularium); pRDB - open limestone slopes in NW England
Scythris fallacella §1 female
ID from key in MBGBI4.1: forewing unicolorous glossy; ws>12mm; abdomen stout > S.fallacella
In the female the distal abdominal segments are contrastingly cream and the posterior margin of the 6th tergite is excavate.
In the female the distal abdominal segments are contrastingly cream and the posterior margin of the 6th tergite is excavate.
§1 Warton Crag, Lancashire; 20/06/2017; female; fw 5.8mm; found on a common rock-rose flower by day
§2 Warton Crag, Lancashire; 10/06/2018; male; fw 6.0mm; found on a common rock-rose flower by day
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Warton Crag, Lancashire; 10/06/2018; male; fw 6.0mm; found on a common rock-rose flower by day
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 08/12/2017 (§1) | §2 added 14/03/2019
