66.008 Macrothylacia rubi (Fox Moth)
fw: m22-26mm, f26-31mm; May-Jun; heathers (Calluna vulgaris / Erica spp), bramble (Rubus fruticosus) and others; common throughout GB
Male is diurnal and female nocturnal (- but they must meet at some time!)
Male is diurnal and female nocturnal (- but they must meet at some time!)
Macrothylacia rubi (Fox Moth) §6 male
ID: Large with two pale cross-lines, no white forewing spot.
Male genitalia: Very small in relation to the size of the insect. Note the integration of the S8 ventral plate as an elaborate part of the genitalia; small valvae.
Male genitalia: Very small in relation to the size of the insect. Note the integration of the S8 ventral plate as an elaborate part of the genitalia; small valvae.
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§1 Foulness, Essex; 24/05/2009; female; fw 33.3mm
§2 Foulness, Essex; 27/06/2010; female §3 Mull; 01/07/2011; male §4 New Forest, Hampshire; 02/06/2012; female; fw 29.3mm §5 New Forest, Hampshire; 02/06/2012; female §6 New Forest, Hampshire; 03/06/2012; male §7 Lands End, Cornwall; 07/06/2013; male §8 North Ballachulish, Argyll; 04/06/2015; male; fw 24.7mm; to light §9 Portland, Dorset; 21/06/2015; female; fw 31.0mm; to light §10 Foulness, Essex; 18/05/2019; male; fw 23.0mm §11 Foulness, Essex; 29/05/2021; female; fw 30.2mm All images © Chris Lewis |
Larva
Fersit, Inverness-shire; 31/07/2013 |
Page published 06/11/2014 (§1-7) | §8 added 21/01/2016 | §9 added 03/03/2016 | §10 added 07/01/2020 | §11 added 25/11/2021
