17.005 Ypsolopha scabrella (Wainscot Smudge)
ws: 15-21mm; Jul-Aug; hawthorn (Crataegus spp). apple (Malus spp); common in open woodland and gardens in England and Wales
Ypsolopha scabrella §1 male
ID: from key to Ypsolopha in MBGBI3 - termen falcate; ws <25mm; forewing not predominantly white, apex not hooked, at least basal portion of wing paler in costal than in dorsal half.
§1 Surlingham, Norfolk; 24/07/2009; male; fw 9.0mm
§2 Ham Fen, Kent; 10/08/2010
§3 Compton Bishop, Somerset; 24/08/2014; female; fw 10.1mm
§4 New Forest, Hamsphire; 14/08/2018; female; fw 10.1mm; to light
§5 Cliburn Moss, Cumbria; 02/09/2022; male; fw 8.7mm
§6 Covert Woods, Kent; 24/07/2022; female; fw 10.4mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Ham Fen, Kent; 10/08/2010
§3 Compton Bishop, Somerset; 24/08/2014; female; fw 10.1mm
§4 New Forest, Hamsphire; 14/08/2018; female; fw 10.1mm; to light
§5 Cliburn Moss, Cumbria; 02/09/2022; male; fw 8.7mm
§6 Covert Woods, Kent; 24/07/2022; female; fw 10.4mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 30/01/2012 | §3 added 25/11/2014 | §4 added 19/02/2019 | §5 added 01/12/2022 | §6 added 21/12/2022
