15.002 Caloptilia cuculipennella (Feathered Slender)
ws: 11–12mm (MBGBI2), fw: 6-7mm (Sterling & Parsons); Sep‐May, bivoltine in south Jul; wild privet (Ligustrum vulgare), ash (Fraxinus excelsior);
NS-A on sea cliffs and rough ground near coast, woodland inland
NS-A on sea cliffs and rough ground near coast, woodland inland
Caloptilia cuculipennella §1 female
ID: S2 of labial palp tufted; ground colour of forewing whitish. The only other Gracillarine with a tufted labial palp is Povolnya leucapennella which has a longer tuft on S2 of the labial palp, and is either paler with a yellowish tinge to the ground colour or is distinctly reddish.
§1 Pound Wood, Essex; 23/07/2019; female; fw 6.3mm; to light
§2 Foulness, Essex; 09/07/2022; female; fw 5.5mm; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Foulness, Essex; 09/07/2022; female; fw 5.5mm; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 14/08/2019 (§1) | §2 added 14/12/2022
