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GELECHIIDAE | Anacampsinae | Chelariini
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35.018 Hypatima rhomboidella (Black Rhomboid Grey)
ws: 15-19mm (MBGBI4.2), fw: 7-9mm (Sterling & Parsons); Jul-Sep; birch (Betula spp), hazel (Corylus avellana); common in wood, heath and scrub throughout GB
Hypatima rhomboidella §1 female
Generic features: Head with scales tufted at sides; Ocelli present; Antenna 3/4 length of fw in male, 5/6 in female; apical 1/5 serrate; scape without pecten; Labial palps with projecting scales on S2 in male, on S2&3 in female; Forewing elongate, pointed; V6 from joint stalk of V7&8;
Hindwing slightly broader than fw; elongate-subtrapezoidal, apex hardly produced, termen sinuate, tornus not defined
Hindwing slightly broader than fw; elongate-subtrapezoidal, apex hardly produced, termen sinuate, tornus not defined
§1 Aberfoyle, Perthshire; 20/08/2008; female; fw 8.4mm
§2 New Forest, Hampshire; 02/09/2013; female; fw 7.6mm
§3 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 11/09/2017; female; fw 8.0mm; to light
§4 Bernwood Forest, Oxfordshire; 17/08/2017; male; fw 7.4mm; to light
§5 Cliburn Moss, Cumbria; 03/08/2019; female
§6 Pound Wood, Essex; 23/07/2019; female
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 New Forest, Hampshire; 02/09/2013; female; fw 7.6mm
§3 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 11/09/2017; female; fw 8.0mm; to light
§4 Bernwood Forest, Oxfordshire; 17/08/2017; male; fw 7.4mm; to light
§5 Cliburn Moss, Cumbria; 03/08/2019; female
§6 Pound Wood, Essex; 23/07/2019; female
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published Nov2011 | §2 added 14/11/2013 | §3 added 30/11/2017 | §4 added 18/04/2018 | §5&6 added 01/03/2020
