15.012 Calpotilia semifascia f.hauderi
ws: 10-11mm; Jul-???; field maple (Acer campestre); local in Isle of Wight (MBGBI2)
Although originally placed in genus Calybites, this species is extremely closely related to Caloptilia semifascia, having the same foodplant and indistinguishable larvae and genitalia. The RES checklist records it as the same species, form hauderi being the first generation of bivoltine populations. Wikipedia documents Calybites hauderi as a rare and local European species, known from Romania and the Pyrenees.
§1 was obtained at Ham Fen in Kent and may be only the third record for Kent.
See: http://kentmoths.blogspot.com/2010/07/caloptilia-hauderi.html
Although originally placed in genus Calybites, this species is extremely closely related to Caloptilia semifascia, having the same foodplant and indistinguishable larvae and genitalia. The RES checklist records it as the same species, form hauderi being the first generation of bivoltine populations. Wikipedia documents Calybites hauderi as a rare and local European species, known from Romania and the Pyrenees.
§1 was obtained at Ham Fen in Kent and may be only the third record for Kent.
See: http://kentmoths.blogspot.com/2010/07/caloptilia-hauderi.html
Caloptilia semifascia f.hauderi §1 male
ID from Key: Labial palp with S2 not tufted; terminal cilia not paler than ground colour; clear yellow subquadrate costal blotch not extended along costa towards apex.
Dissection
Male genitalia
Female genitalia
§1 Ham Fen, Kent; 10/08/2010; male; fw 5.7mm
§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 30/07/2016; female
§3 Foulness, Essex; 28/07/2018; female; fw 5.6mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 30/07/2016; female
§3 Foulness, Essex; 28/07/2018; female; fw 5.6mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published Feb 2011 (§1) | §2 added 19/05/2017 | §3 added 25/04/2019
