28.019 Esperia sulphurella (Sulphur Bark Moth)
ws: 12-15mm; Apr-Jun; dead bark; common in England and Wales, less common in Scotland
Esperia sulphurella §1 male
Generic features: Head with appressed scales; Antenna 3/4 length of fw; proximal 1/2 thickened by scales; fasciculate-ciliate in male, simple in female; scape without pecten; Labial palps slender, recurved; S2>S3; Fw elongate; V7 stalked with V8, V8 to apex; Hw V4&3 connate.
ID: Unmistakeable. Sexually dimorphic - the yellow streak from the base towards the tornus is much longer in the female; and a pale yellowish costal spot at ¾ is prominent in the female, small or obsolescent in the male.
ID: Unmistakeable. Sexually dimorphic - the yellow streak from the base towards the tornus is much longer in the female; and a pale yellowish costal spot at ¾ is prominent in the female, small or obsolescent in the male.
§1 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 07/05/2011; male
§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 11/05/2011; female
§3 New Forest, Hamsphire; 15/05/2018; female; fw 6.8mm
§4 Rayleigh, Essex; 30/04/2019; male; fw 6.9mm; found on parked car
§5 Belfairs Wood, Essex; 24/04/2020; male; fw 6.7mm; netted by day
§6 Belfairs Wood, Essex; 24/04/2020; male; fw 6.8mm; netted by day
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 11/05/2011; female
§3 New Forest, Hamsphire; 15/05/2018; female; fw 6.8mm
§4 Rayleigh, Essex; 30/04/2019; male; fw 6.9mm; found on parked car
§5 Belfairs Wood, Essex; 24/04/2020; male; fw 6.7mm; netted by day
§6 Belfairs Wood, Essex; 24/04/2020; male; fw 6.8mm; netted by day
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 12/11/2011 (§1-2) | §3 added and text amended 25/02/2019 | §4 added 06/01/2020 | §5&6 added 28/04/2020
