74.007 Bena bicolorana (Scarce Silver-lines)
fw: 19-23mm; Jun-Jul; pedunculate oak (Quercus robur); local in broadleaved woodland in England & Wales.
ID: Forewing green with narrow white margins and 2 narrow parallel diagonal white cross-lines, costa strongly curved; hindwing white; antennae, labial palps and forelegs pink.
§1 Buckenham Marsh, Norfolk; 15/07/2008; fw 20.9mm
§2 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 10/07/2015; male; fw 21.0mm; to light
§3 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 10/07/2015; female; fw 20.4mm; to light
§4 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 12/07/2022; male; fw 20.6mm
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§2 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 10/07/2015; male; fw 21.0mm; to light
§3 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 10/07/2015; female; fw 20.4mm; to light
§4 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 12/07/2022; male; fw 20.6mm
All images © Chris Lewis
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