28.020 Dasycera oliviella (Cream-spot Bark Moth)
ws: 14-17mm (MBGBI4.1), fw: 6-8mm (Sterling & Parsons); Jun-Jul; dead and decaying wood of oak (Quercus) hazel (Corylus avellana) and blackthorn (Prunus spinosa); NS-A - ancient woodland mainly in SE England
Synonym: Esperia oliviella (MBGBI4.1)
Synonym: Esperia oliviella (MBGBI4.1)
Dasycera oliviella §1 male
ID: Forewing blackish with a yellow basal blotch, a leaden metallic subbasal fascia, a broad yellow median fascia and yellow irroration of the scales distal to the the median fascia; labial palps largely yellow; antenna black with a white portion in the the apical half.
§1 Pound Wood, Essex; 30/06/2019; male; fw 7.2mm; to light
§2 Pound Wood, Essex; 11/07/2019; female; fw 8.1mm; to light
§3 Stour Wood, Essex; 06/06/2021
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Pound Wood, Essex; 11/07/2019; female; fw 8.1mm; to light
§3 Stour Wood, Essex; 06/06/2021
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 02/07/2019 (§1) - dissection images added 20/02/2020 | §2 added 25/02/2020 | §3 added 28/11/2021
