65.013 Ochropacha duplaris (Common Lutestring)
fw: 14-18mm; Jun-Aug; birch (Betula spp); common throughout GB
Ochropacha duplaris (Common Lutestring) §3 female
ID: Shows considerable variation in the strength of cross-lines and bands. May be similar to Tetheella fluctuosa (Satin Lutestring) but differs in: size, T.fluctuosa being larger albeit with some overlap (fw 17-21mm); a small dark crescent in the centre of the forewing in T.fluctuosa, 2 dark spots being in this position in O.duplaris; and a diagonal dark dash near the forewing apex which meets the costa coincident with a pale subterminal line in T.fluctuosa and at the apex in O.duplaris.
§1 Newgale, Pembrokeshire; 17/05/2011; fw 15.8mm; male
§2 Kinlochleven, Argyll; 03/07/2011; fw 15.5mm; male
§3 Ardnamurchan; 13/07/2012; fw 15.0mm; female
§4 Glen Urquart, Inverness-shire; 14/07/2012; male
§5 Romansleigh, Devon; 24/06/2016; male; fw 14.7mm; to light
§6 Leworthy, Devon; 26/07/2021; female; fw 16.7mm; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Kinlochleven, Argyll; 03/07/2011; fw 15.5mm; male
§3 Ardnamurchan; 13/07/2012; fw 15.0mm; female
§4 Glen Urquart, Inverness-shire; 14/07/2012; male
§5 Romansleigh, Devon; 24/06/2016; male; fw 14.7mm; to light
§6 Leworthy, Devon; 26/07/2021; female; fw 16.7mm; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 26/09/2014 (§1-4) | §5 added 24/02/2017 | §6 added 20/08/2021
