71.023 Odontosia carmelita (Scarce Prominent)
fw: 18-21mm (W&T), ws 44-52mm (MBGBI9); Apr-May; silver/downy birch (Betula pendula/pubescens); local in established birch woodland throughout GB
ID: Diagnostic feature is a whitish spot on the costa marking the end of an otherwise indistinct postmedian line.
§1 Buttermere, Cumbria; 03/05/2009; male; fw 19.0mm
§2 Carrbridge, Inverness-shire; 25/05/2015; male; fw 19.3mm; to light
§3 Struy, Inverness-shire; 04/05/2016; male
§4 Braemar, Aberdeenshire; 10/05/2016; male; fw 19.2mm
§5 Dinnet, Aberdeenshire; 01/05/2018; male; fw 20.3mm
§6 Cliburn Moss, Cumbria; 26/04/2021; male; fw 20.2mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Carrbridge, Inverness-shire; 25/05/2015; male; fw 19.3mm; to light
§3 Struy, Inverness-shire; 04/05/2016; male
§4 Braemar, Aberdeenshire; 10/05/2016; male; fw 19.2mm
§5 Dinnet, Aberdeenshire; 01/05/2018; male; fw 20.3mm
§6 Cliburn Moss, Cumbria; 26/04/2021; male; fw 20.2mm
All images © Chris Lewis
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