73.021 Syngrapha interrogationis (Scarce Silver Y)
fw: 15-18mm; Jun-Aug; heather (Calluna vulgaris), bilberry/bog bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus/uliginosus); local on moorland from Wales and the English midlands north to N.Scotland, occasional migrants reported in S.England
Syngrapha interrogationis (Scarce Silver Y) §1 male
ID: Forewing blackish, marbled silvery grey; central ‘Y’ mark very variable but usually broken into a ‘V’ and a dot.
§1 Glen Urquart, Inverness-shire; 15/07/2012; male; fw 18.2mm
§2 Fersit, Inverness-shire; 01/08/2013; male; fw 15.1mm
§3 Eskadale, Inverness-shire; 25/06/2022; male; fw 16.7mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Fersit, Inverness-shire; 01/08/2013; male; fw 15.1mm
§3 Eskadale, Inverness-shire; 25/06/2022; male; fw 16.7mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 28/03/2015 (§1-2) | §3 added 15/10/2022
