72.003 Hypena (Hypena) proboscidalis (Snout)
fw: 15-19mm (Waring & Townsend); Jun-Aug, bivoltine in south Aug-Oct; common nettle (Urtica dioica); common throughout GB
1st generation larger than 2nd - ws: 38-40mm vs 34-37mm (MBGBI10)
Three named colour morphs: brunnea - light brown, infuscata - dark brown, purpurescens - dull purple
1st generation larger than 2nd - ws: 38-40mm vs 34-37mm (MBGBI10)
Three named colour morphs: brunnea - light brown, infuscata - dark brown, purpurescens - dull purple
Hypena proboscidalis (Snout) §2 female
ID: Elongate labial palps. The only Hypena species with complete ante-median and post-median cross-lines. Second generation smaller and usually darker than first generation.
§1 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 09/09/2011; female (genitalia only)
§2 Buttermere, Cumbria; 23/06/2014; female
§3 Compton Bishop, Somerset; 23/08/2014; male; fw 16.7mm
§4 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 11/06/2017; male; fw 16.8mm
§5 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 30/09/2020; male; fw 14.5mm
§6 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 29/09/2020; female; fw 14.6mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Buttermere, Cumbria; 23/06/2014; female
§3 Compton Bishop, Somerset; 23/08/2014; male; fw 16.7mm
§4 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 11/06/2017; male; fw 16.8mm
§5 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 30/09/2020; male; fw 14.5mm
§6 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 29/09/2020; female; fw 14.6mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 07/03/2015 (§1-3) | §4 added 14/03/2018 | §5&6 added 22/12/2020
