13.002 Roeslerstammia erxlebella (Burnished Copper)
ws: 12-14mm (MBGBI3), fw: 5.5-6.5mm (Sterling & Parsons); bivoltine May-Jun, Aug-Sep; lime (Tilia spp) esp small-leaved lime (T.cordata), birch (Betula spp); locally common in the southern half of England.
Roeslerstammia erxlebella §2 male
ID: Forewing shining coppery with an admixture of purple in basal half; vertex with yellow hairs; labial palps predominantly yellowish; antennae fuscous with a subapical white portion.
§1 Orlestone Forest, Kent; 26/07/2018; male; fw 5.6mm; to light
§2 Orlestone Forest, Kent; 26/07/2018; male; fw 6.1mm; to light
§3 Orlestone Forest, Kent; 18/05/2020; male
§4 ??; 2020; male
§5 Pound Wood, Essex; 25/12/2021
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Orlestone Forest, Kent; 26/07/2018; male; fw 6.1mm; to light
§3 Orlestone Forest, Kent; 18/05/2020; male
§4 ??; 2020; male
§5 Pound Wood, Essex; 25/12/2021
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 28/07/2018 (§2) | §1 and dissection images of §2 added 08/08/2018 | §3 added 17/01/2021 | §4 added 10/04/2021 |
§5 added 15/12/2021
§5 added 15/12/2021
