EPERMENIIDAE | Epermeniinae | Epermeniini
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47.006 Epermenia falciformis (Streaked Ridge-back)
ws: 12-14mm; bivoltine Jun-Jul, Aug-Sep; wild angelica (Angelica sylvestris), ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria); common in damp woodland and marsh in England S of a line from the Wirral to the wash, uncommon in Wales
ID: Dominant colour of head, thorax and forewing ochreous, forewing apex strongly subfalcate, 2 or 3 dorsal scale-tufts.
§1 Sutton Fen, Norfolk; 12/08/2009; male; fw 6.7mm
§2 Ham Fen, Kent; 10/08/2010
§3 Pound Wood, Essex; 29/08/2015; female; fw 7.4mm
§4 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 25/05/2018; male; fw 6.0mm
§5 Pound Wood, Essex; 13/08/2020; female; fw 7.2mm
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§2 Ham Fen, Kent; 10/08/2010
§3 Pound Wood, Essex; 29/08/2015; female; fw 7.4mm
§4 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 25/05/2018; male; fw 6.0mm
§5 Pound Wood, Essex; 13/08/2020; female; fw 7.2mm
All Images © Chris Lewis
Page published 12/01/2012 (§1-2) | §3 added 31/03/2016 | §4 added 08/03/2019 | §5 added 07/02/2021