72.021 Spilosoma urticae (Water Ermine)
fw: 18-21mm; Jun-Jul; various herbaceous plants; NS-B mainly coastal in SE.England from Sussex to Norfolk
Spilosoma urticae (Water Ermine) §2 male
ID: Forewing white, may be unmarked but usually with one or two black dots near centre and sometimes a short row near apex; hindwing white, unmarked. S.lubricipeda (White Ermine) usually has more black spots but can be very similar - its forewing usually has a creamy tint and its hindwing has at least one central spot.
§1 Foulness, Essex; 22/06/2008; male; fw 19.0mm
§2 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 27/07/2012; male
§3 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 25/05/2018; male; fw 20.0mm
§4 Foulness, Essex; 30/05/2020; male; fw 19.2mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 27/07/2012; male
§3 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 25/05/2018; male; fw 20.0mm
§4 Foulness, Essex; 30/05/2020; male; fw 19.2mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 10/03/2015 (§1&2) | §3 added 10/03/2019 | §4 added 20/01/2021
