15.016 Euspilapteryx auroguttella (Gold-dot Slender)
ws: 9–10mm (MBGBI2), fw 4.5-5.0mm (Sterling & Parsons); bivoltine - May, Aug; perforate/slender St John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum/pulchrum); common throughout UK.
Euspilapteryx auroguttella §1 male
ID: Forewing shining dark fuscous with four golden spots - dorsal basal, dorsal pretornal, subcostal antemedian and costal preapical
§1 Pound Wood, Essex; 05/08/2020; male; fw 3.4mm
§2 Pound Wood, Essex; 05/08/2020; male; fw 3.9mm
§3 Pound Wood, Essex; 13/08/2020; female; fw 4.0mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Pound Wood, Essex; 05/08/2020; male; fw 3.9mm
§3 Pound Wood, Essex; 13/08/2020; female; fw 4.0mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 07/08/2020 (§1) | §2 and dissection images of §1 added 03/02/2021 | §3 added 07/02/2021
