63.003 Pyrausta cingulata (Silver-barred Sable)
ws: 14-17mm; bivoltine May-Jun, jul-Aug; wild thyme (Thymus polytrichus); local on chalk and limestone soils and sand-dunes, mainly coastal in England, Wales and S.Scotland
Pyrausta cingulata §1 male
ID: P.nigrata is similar but has an angulate postmedian fascia
Dissection
Male genitalia
Female genitalia
§1 Merthyr Mawr, Glamorgan; 20/05/2011; male; 8.0mm
§2 Gait Barrows NR, Lancashire; 26/07/2013; male; fw 8.0mm
§3 Portland, Dorset; 20/06/2015; male; fw 7.1mm; netted by day
§4 Warton Crag, Lancashire; 07/6/2017; female; fw 6.3mm; netted by day
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Gait Barrows NR, Lancashire; 26/07/2013; male; fw 8.0mm
§3 Portland, Dorset; 20/06/2015; male; fw 7.1mm; netted by day
§4 Warton Crag, Lancashire; 07/6/2017; female; fw 6.3mm; netted by day
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 18/02/2012 (§1) | §2 added 08/12/2013 } §3 added 05/03/2016 | §4 added 16/12/2017
