16.021 Cedestis gysseleniella (Double-barred Needle-miner)
ws: 11-13mm (MBGBI2), fw 5.5-6.5mm (Sterling & Parsons); Jun-Jul; Scots/lodgepole pine (Pinus sylvestris/contorta); local in pine woods throughout GB except N.Scotland
Cedestis gysseleniella §1 male
ID: Head and thorax whitish. Forewing white with golden-brown basal/subbasal and antemedian fasciae, variably irrorate with fuscous-tipped whitish scales - the antemedian fascia is of variable extent and may be sufficiently extensive that the forewing is better interpreted as golden-brown with a white fascia at ¼ and a whitish apical region. C.subfasciella is smaller (ws 9-11, fw 4.5-5.5mm), and when they appear similar, can also be distinguished by the position of the white fascia more distally at 2/5.
§1 Cliburn Moss, Cumbria; 03/08/2019; male; fw 5.6mm; to light
§2 Cliburn Moss, Cumbria; 03/08/2019; male; to light
§3 Inveruglas, Inverness-shire; 31/07/2023
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§2 Cliburn Moss, Cumbria; 03/08/2019; male; to light
§3 Inveruglas, Inverness-shire; 31/07/2023
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 14/08/2019 (§1&2) | §3 added 19/12/2023
