72.007 Hypena (Bomolocha) crassalis (Beautiful Snout)
ws: 25-30mm (MBGBI10), fw: 14-16mm (Sterling & Parsons); late May-early Aug*; bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus); local in open woodland, heath and moor in SW and S.England, West Midlands & Cumbria
* I have found fresh specimens in Cumbria in mid-September and strongly suspect a second generation in 2019 at least.
* I have found fresh specimens in Cumbria in mid-September and strongly suspect a second generation in 2019 at least.
Hypena crassalis (Beautiful Snout) §1 female
ID: large brown blotch extending from basal 2/3 of costa over most of forewing
§1 Cyffdy Farm, Gwynedd; 25/06/2010; female; fw 15.3mm
§2 Silverdale, Lancashire; 20/06/2014; male; fw 14.3mm
§3 Torver, Cumbria; 13/07/2015; female; fw 14.2mm; to light
§4 Cliburn Moss, Cumbria; 18/09/2019; male; fw 14.5mm
§5 Cliburn Moss, Cumbria; 18/06/2019; female; fw 14.2mm
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Page published 07/03/2015 (§1&2) | §3 added 10/12/2015 | §4 added 05/11/2019 | §5 added 23/01/2020
