66.009 Dendrolimus pini (Pine-tree Lappet)
fw: 29-42mm (Sterling & Parsons); Jun-Jul; conifers; rare migrant with 8 British records to 2022 and a local breeding population in coniferous woodland NE of Inverness
Dendrolimus pini (Pine-tree Lappet) §1 male
ID: Colouration quite variable. Antemedian line very sinuate, curving around a white discal spot; median line scalloped with two unequal curves either side of an angulation near the dorsum; postmedian/subterminal line dentate.
§1 Boblainy Forest, Inverness-shire; 25/06/2022; male; fw 34.0mm
§2 Boblainy Forest, Inverness-shire; 25/06/2022; male
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§2 Boblainy Forest, Inverness-shire; 25/06/2022; male
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Page published 01/07/2022 (§1) | §2 and dissection images added 15/10/2022
