28.015 Batia lunaris (Lesser Tawny Crescent)
ws: 9-11mm; Jul-Aug; lichen on bare wood; common in England and Wales
Batia lunaris §1 male
ID: Similar to B.internella and B.lambdella. Distinguished by: size - B.lambdella ws 13-18mm; distribution - B.internella is rare and confined to pine and larch woodland in Herefordshire, Wiltshire and Hertfordshire; shape of lambda mark - narrow-based and abruptly tapered to a pointed process; male genitalia - sacculus reaching end of valva. See Batia for more info.
§1 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 30/06/2010; male; fw 4.8mm
§2 Foulness, Essex; 26/07/2009; male; fw 4.7mm
§3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 01/07/2015; male; fw 5.0mm
§4 North Warren, Suffolk; 16/07/2017; male; fw 4.8mm
§5 Stour Wood, Essex; 08/07/2021; female; fw 5.2mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Foulness, Essex; 26/07/2009; male; fw 4.7mm
§3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 01/07/2015; male; fw 5.0mm
§4 North Warren, Suffolk; 16/07/2017; male; fw 4.8mm
§5 Stour Wood, Essex; 08/07/2021; female; fw 5.2mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 09/11/2011 (§1-2) | §3 added 10/11/2015 | §4 added 15/04/2018 | §5 added 20/07/2021
