62.022 Pempelia genistella (Gorse Knot-horn)
ws: 26-29mm; Jul-Aug; gorse (Ulex spp); NS-B on heaths and commons from Sussex to Wiltshire, mostly coastal
Pempelia genistella §1 male
ID: Forewing light ochreous-brown with distinct black markings - a rectangular patch of slightly raised black-tipped scales (these scales are white at the base) proximal to the antemedian line which has a distinct angle as it approaches the costa; sinuate subterminal line; straight, narrow terminal line (according to Goater, the first and second lines (antemedian and subterminal) are pale, edged black distally and proximally respectively - but it is the black colour that is distinct).
§1 Arne, Dorset; 07/07/2016; male; fw 11.6mm; netted late dusk
§2 Dungeness, Kent; 25/07/2017; female; fw 10.6mm; to light
§3 North Warren, Suffolk; 16/07/2017; female
§4 Foulness, Essex; 29/06/2024; female
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Dungeness, Kent; 25/07/2017; female; fw 10.6mm; to light
§3 North Warren, Suffolk; 16/07/2017; female
§4 Foulness, Essex; 29/06/2024; female
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 16/07/2016 (§1) | §2 added 14/04/2018 | §3 added 16/04/2018 | §4 added 09/10/2024
