49.009 Capua Vulgana (Pale-shouldered Tortrix)
ws: 13-19mm; May-Jun; alder (Alnus), rowan (Sorbus) bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus); common throughout GB
Synonym: Capua favillaceana (Pierce and Metcalfe)
Synonym: Capua favillaceana (Pierce and Metcalfe)
Capua vulgana §1 male
ID: The male is distinguished by the prominent costal fold and the pale buff area dorsal to it, along with the pale buff head and labial palps.
§1 Newgale, Pembrokeshire; 12/05/2011; male; fw 7.6mm
§2 Allt Mhuic, West Inverness-shire; 30/05/2015; male; fw 7.2mm; netted by day
§3 Inchcree Falls, West Inverness-shire; 03/06/2015; male; netted at dusk
§4 Inchcree Falls, West Inverness-shire; 03/06/2015; male; to light
§5 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 08/06/2017; male; fw 6.7mm; to light
§6 Foulness, Essex; 08/05/2019; male
§7 Cliburn Moss, Cumbria; 12/05/2022
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Allt Mhuic, West Inverness-shire; 30/05/2015; male; fw 7.2mm; netted by day
§3 Inchcree Falls, West Inverness-shire; 03/06/2015; male; netted at dusk
§4 Inchcree Falls, West Inverness-shire; 03/06/2015; male; to light
§5 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 08/06/2017; male; fw 6.7mm; to light
§6 Foulness, Essex; 08/05/2019; male
§7 Cliburn Moss, Cumbria; 12/05/2022
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 17/05/2012 (§1) | §2-4 added 07/04/2016 | §5 added 18/03/2018 | §6 added 07/01/2020 | §7 added 07/12/2022
