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DEPRESSARIIDAE | Depressariinae | Depressariini
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32.005 Exaeretia (Depressariodes) ciniflonella (Caledonian Grey)
ws: 20-23mm (BGBI4.1); Jul-Apr; birch (Betula spp); pRDB - birch woodlands in Scottish highlands
Exaeretia ciniflonella §1 female
ID: Forewing grey with a variable amount of darker grey or brown in the basodorsal ⅔-¾; in specimens with this darker colouration the basal ⅓-½ of the costa is pale in "continuity with" the pale thorax; proximal discal markings of black and white scales variable in form, distal discal mark a small round white spot surrounded by black scales; a series of black subterminal spots. More similar in external appearance to some Agonopterix species than to E.allisella.
Male genitalia:
Female genitalia: The long oval signum is quite different from any signum seen in Agonopterix species
Male genitalia:
Female genitalia: The long oval signum is quite different from any signum seen in Agonopterix species
§1 Anagach Woods, Moray; 24/08/2024; female; fw 8.7mm
All images © Chris Lewis
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 10/09/2024 (§1)
