26.001 Tinagma ocnerostomella (Bugloss Spear-wing)
ws: 8-9mm; mid-Jun to mid-Jul; viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare); locally common in S and SE.England
ID: Basically grey; some bicoloured scales with a white base and blackish apex. T.balteolella has a white tornal spot or a white fascia
§1 Snettisham, Norfolk; 06/07/2013; male; fw 4.2mm
§2 Snettisham, Norfolk; 06/07/2013; female; fw 4.3mm
§3 Portland, Dorset; 20/06/2015; male; fw 3.6mm; to light
§4 Dungeness, Kent; 11/06/2019; male; fw 3.9mm; netted at dusk
§5 Dungeness, Kent; 11/06/2019; male; fw 4.3mm; netted at dusk
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Snettisham, Norfolk; 06/07/2013; female; fw 4.3mm
§3 Portland, Dorset; 20/06/2015; male; fw 3.6mm; to light
§4 Dungeness, Kent; 11/06/2019; male; fw 3.9mm; netted at dusk
§5 Dungeness, Kent; 11/06/2019; male; fw 4.3mm; netted at dusk
All images © Chris Lewis
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