74.011 Earias clorana (Cream-bordered Green Pea)
fw: 10-12mm; May-Jul, occasionally bivoltine Aug-Sep; sallows/willows (Salix spp); common in Norfolk Broads, fens, marshes and damp woodland elsewhere in East Anglia, flood plains and valleys of major rivers eg Thames, Humber, Severn
ID: Forewing green with a white costa, ‘continuous with’ a white anterior border to the thorax; hindwing white; rests with wings tectiform. Most likely to be confused with Tortrix viridana (Green Oak Tortrix) (Family: Tortricidae) which holds its wings flat at rest, has a narrower whitish costa, an entirely green thorax and a grey hindwing. Form flavimargo has brownish-green forewings with brown fringes.
§1 Foulness, Essex; 29/06/2008; fw 10.5mm; female
§2 Ham fen, Kent; 10/08/2010; fw 10.7mm; male
§3 Foulness, Essex; 14/08/2011; female
§4 Foulness, Essex; 14/07/2013; fw 10.0mm; female
§5 Foulness, Essex; 13/06/2015; male; fw 10.3mm; to light
§6 Foulness, Essex; 24/08/2019; female; fw 9.4mm; to light
§7 Foulness, Essex; 22/06/2024; male; fw 10.6mm
§8 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly; 08/06/2024
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§2 Ham fen, Kent; 10/08/2010; fw 10.7mm; male
§3 Foulness, Essex; 14/08/2011; female
§4 Foulness, Essex; 14/07/2013; fw 10.0mm; female
§5 Foulness, Essex; 13/06/2015; male; fw 10.3mm; to light
§6 Foulness, Essex; 24/08/2019; female; fw 9.4mm; to light
§7 Foulness, Essex; 22/06/2024; male; fw 10.6mm
§8 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly; 08/06/2024
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