63.014 Sitochroa palealis (Sulphur Pearl)
ws: 29-34mm; Jun-Jul (Goater, UKMoths and Norfolk Moths - but I think this is wrong), Jun-Sep with peak Jul-Aug (Hants Moths - which I suspect is correct); wild carrot (Daucus carota); NS-B - heath, down and waste ground in S.England and East Anglia
Sitochroa palealis §3
ID: unlikely to be confused with any other species
§1 Foulness, Essex; 23/07/2006
§2 Leigh-on-sea, Essex; 24/07/2007
§3 Foulness, Essex; 12/08/2007
§4 Foulness, Essex; 20/07/2008
§5 Foulness, Essex; 19/08/2012; male; fw 16.3mm
§6 Foulness, Essex; 08/08/2020; female; fw 14.2mm
§7 Foulness, Essex; 08/08/2020; male; fw 13.0mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Leigh-on-sea, Essex; 24/07/2007
§3 Foulness, Essex; 12/08/2007
§4 Foulness, Essex; 20/07/2008
§5 Foulness, Essex; 19/08/2012; male; fw 16.3mm
§6 Foulness, Essex; 08/08/2020; female; fw 14.2mm
§7 Foulness, Essex; 08/08/2020; male; fw 13.0mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 18/02/2012 | §5 added 03/11/2012 | §6&7 added 05/02/2021
