73.018 Autographa bractea (Gold Spangle)
fw: 18-21mm; Jul-Aug; various herbaceous plants; common in moorland and upland pasture from Wales and the English midlands to N.Scotland, occasional migrants or wanderers reported in S.England
Autographa bractea (Gold Spangle) §3 male
ID: prominent broad somewhat ‘S’ shaped pale golden central forewing mark on a fairly plain reddish-brown forewing.
§1 Loch Rannoch, Perthshire; 26/08/2008; fw 17.8mm
§2 Ardnamurchan; 08/07/2012; female
§3 Ardnamurchan; 08/07/2012; male
§4 Windermere, Cumbria; 17/07/2015
§5 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 07/07/2017; male; fw 20.5mm
§6 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 24/07/2020
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Ardnamurchan; 08/07/2012; female
§3 Ardnamurchan; 08/07/2012; male
§4 Windermere, Cumbria; 17/07/2015
§5 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 07/07/2017; male; fw 20.5mm
§6 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 24/07/2020
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 28/03/2015 (§1-3) | §4 added 19/03/2015 | §5 added 12/04/2018 | §6 added 02/02/2021
