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28.007 Denisia subaquilea (Heath Concealer)

ws: 12-14mm (MBGBI4.1), fw 5.0-6.5mm (Sterling & Parsons); May-Jul; dead leaves of bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus); common on heath and moor of N.England and Scotland, local in Devon & Cornwall
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Denisia subaquilea §1 female
ID: Forewing ground colour cream, with ill-defined and variable brown blotches.
  • Variation
  • Dissection
  • Male genitalia
  • Female genitalia
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§1 Loch Naver, Sutherland; 23/06/2021; female; fw 6.2mm; netted by day
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Page published 02/09/2021 (§1)