CHOREUTIDAE

48.007 Choreutis pariana (Apple-leaf Skeletonizer)

ws: 11-15mm; bivoltine - Jul, Sep-May; apple (Malus spp); locally common throughout GB
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Choreutis pariana §1
ID: Somewhat similar to Anthophila fabriciana but has far more restricted white markings and the red-brown cilia are quite distinctive.
  • Variation
  • Dissection
  • Male genitalia
  • Female genitalia
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§1 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 23/09/2007
§2 Foulness, Essex; 07/07/2023; female; fw 6.3mm
Page published 16/04/2012 (§1) | §2 added 01/10/2023