48.0071 Choreutis nemorana (Fig-leaf Skeletonizer)
ws: 16-20mm, fw: 8-10mm (Sterling & Parsons); bivoltine Jul-Aug, Sep and overwinter; fig (Ficus carica); new to Britain 2014, Hyde Park, London. Has subsequently spread rapidly through SE. and SC. England.
Choreutis nemorana §3 female
ID: head and patagia blackish, with extensive white irroration; forewing and thorax red-brown; thorax and tegulae narrowly edged white; crosslines formed by white irroration - partial subbasal, complete scalloped antemedian, irregular postmedian tenuous except at costa where it forms a small distinct white spot, complete terminal; a paler postmedian fascia with extensive whitish irroration; a variable scattering of black scales in the distal half of the forewing, especially along the distal border of the postemdian fascia; termen scalloped.
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§1 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 20/07/2024; male; fw 7.4mm; to light
§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 26/07/2024; female; fw 7.4mm; ex larva
§3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 26/07/2024; female; fw 7.9mm; ex larva
§4 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 21/07/2024; female; fw 5.9mm; ex larva
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 26/07/2024; female; fw 7.4mm; ex larva
§3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 26/07/2024; female; fw 7.9mm; ex larva
§4 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 21/07/2024; female; fw 5.9mm; ex larva
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 09/08/2024 (§1-4)
