71.011 Drymonia ruficornis (Lunar Marbled Brown)
fw: 16-20mm; Apr-May; oaks (Quercus spp); common in S.England and Wales, local north to central Scotland
Drymonia ruficornis (Lunar Marbled Brown) §2 male
ID: Variable from whitish to grey with distinct cross-lines and fasciae and a central dark crescent on the forewing.
Similar to D.dodonaea (Marbled Brown) which has lacks the central crescent mark and has less discretely marked cross-lines and fasciae.
Similar to D.dodonaea (Marbled Brown) which has lacks the central crescent mark and has less discretely marked cross-lines and fasciae.
§1 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 18/04/2011; fw 19.6mm; male
§2 Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire; 03/05/2013; male
§3 Belfairs woods, Essex; 25/04/2015; male
§4 Belfairs woods, Essex; 25/04/2015; male
§5 Bernwood Forest, Buckinghamshire; 18/04/2018; male; fw 16.3mm
§6 Pound Wood, Essex; 28/04/2022; male
§7 Pound Wood, Essex; 28/04/2022; male
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire; 03/05/2013; male
§3 Belfairs woods, Essex; 25/04/2015; male
§4 Belfairs woods, Essex; 25/04/2015; male
§5 Bernwood Forest, Buckinghamshire; 18/04/2018; male; fw 16.3mm
§6 Pound Wood, Essex; 28/04/2022; male
§7 Pound Wood, Essex; 28/04/2022; male
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 14/12/2014 (§1&2) | §3&4 added 12/03/2016 | §5 added 23/02/2019 | §6&7 added 06/12/2022
