74.008 Pseudoips prasinana (Green Silver-lines)
fw: 16-19mm; May-Jul, occasionally bivoltine Aug-Sep; mainly oaks (Quercus spp), birches (Betula spp) or beech (Fagus sylvatica); common in woodland in most of England & Wales, local in Northumberland, Cumbria and S.Scotland
Pseudoips prasinana (Green Silver-lines) §1 male
ID: Forewing green (brighter in male, lighter in female) with 3 narrow more or less parallel diagonal white cross-lines, costa slightly curved; antennae orange or pink, labial palps and forelegs pink; male has a pink terminal fringe and yellow-white hindwing, female has a greenish terminal fringe and a white hindwing.
§1 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 18/06/2012; male
§2 Hanningfied, Essex; 19/06/2013; female; fw 17.5mm
§3 Belfairs woods, Essex; 30/06/2015
§4 Cliburn Moss, Cumbria; 10/06/2018; male; fw 14.4mm
§5 Orlestone Forest, Kent; 04/06/2019; male
§6 Kishorn, Ross & Cromarty; 21/06/2022; female; fw 16.8mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Hanningfied, Essex; 19/06/2013; female; fw 17.5mm
§3 Belfairs woods, Essex; 30/06/2015
§4 Cliburn Moss, Cumbria; 10/06/2018; male; fw 14.4mm
§5 Orlestone Forest, Kent; 04/06/2019; male
§6 Kishorn, Ross & Cromarty; 21/06/2022; female; fw 16.8mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 05/03/2015 (§1-2) | §3 added 13/03/2016 | §4 added 14/03/2018 | §5 added 21/01/2020 | §6 added 11/12/2022
