16.010 Zelleria hepariella (Ash Spinner)
ws: 10-15mm (MBGBI3), fw: 5.0-7.5mm (Sterling & Parsons); Jul-Apr; ash (Fraxinus excelsior); local in woodland, scrub and hedgerows on clay and calcareous soils throughout GB
Zelleria hepariella §1 female
ID: Head ochreous to orange-brown, often whitish in middle; antenna fuscous with 2 paler bands per segment; forewing brown often with a pale median basal streak to ½, apex falcate; head-down resting posture. Looks a bit like Caloptilia rufipennella (Gracillariidae) but with an Argyresthia-like (Argyresthiidae) resting posture.
§1 Bernwood Forest, Oxfordshire; 18/04/2018; female; fw 6.1mm; to light
§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 18/07/2022; male; fw 5.8mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 18/07/2022; male; fw 5.8mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 20/04/2018 (§1) - dissection images added 03/06/2018 | §2 added 19/12/2022
