22.002 Prays fraxinella (Ash Bud Moth)
ws: 14-17mm (MBGBI3), fw 7-8mm (Sterling & Parsons); Apr-Oct; ash (Fraxinus excelsior); common throughout GB except NE Scotland
Prays fraxinella §1 male
ID: Head and thorax white; forewing white with a large blackish mid- costal blotch extending towards the dorsum and blackish terminal markings.
See comments below re a melanic form - rustica.
See comments below re a melanic form - rustica.
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Form rustica
Most individuals previously considered as melanic form rustica of Prays fraxinella can now be considered as Prays ruficeps. Form rustica is distinguishable from P.ruficeps by showing some trace of the 'fraxinella' forewing pattern and by lacking the orange-brown head of P.ruficeps. See P.ruficeps for more information. |
Prays fraxinella §2 male, form rustica
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§1 Cyffdy farm, Gwynedd; 24/06/2010; male
§2 Cyffdy farm, Gwynedd; 24/06/2010; male; fw 7.5mm; form rustica
§3 Denge woods, Kent; 18/06/2011; female
§4 Buttermere, Cumbria; 25/06/2014
§5 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 10/08/2020; female; fw 5.8mm
§6 Pound Wood, Essex; 16/07/2021; male; fw 7.0mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Cyffdy farm, Gwynedd; 24/06/2010; male; fw 7.5mm; form rustica
§3 Denge woods, Kent; 18/06/2011; female
§4 Buttermere, Cumbria; 25/06/2014
§5 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 10/08/2020; female; fw 5.8mm
§6 Pound Wood, Essex; 16/07/2021; male; fw 7.0mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 30/01/2012 | §4 added 12/07/2014 | Revised and renumbered following identification of specimens as P.ruficeps 11/09/2018 |
§5 added 05/02/2021 | §6 added 30/11/2021
§5 added 05/02/2021 | §6 added 30/11/2021
