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GEOMETRIDAE : Sterrhinae : Scopulini
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70.023 Scopula (Calothysanis) marginepunctata (Mullein Wave)
fw: 12-15mm; bivoltine Jun-Jul, Aug-Sep; various herbaceous plants; local mainly coastal throughout GB but uncommon in NE England and Scotland.
Scopula marginepunctata (Mullein Wave) §4
ID: Variable in amount of dusting with grey scales ranging from form mundata (Sussex, Dorset, IOW) which is white and without dusting to form aniculosata (SW England, Scotland) which is blackish with white wing margins.
DIssection
Male genitalia
Female genitalia
§1 Foulness, Essex; 26/08/2007; fw 12.1mm
§2 Foulness, Essex; 26/08/2007; fw 12.1mm
§3 Foulness, Essex; 07/09/2008; fw 12.5mm
§4 Galmpton, Devon; 26/07/2010; fw 12.0mm
§5 Galmpton, Devon; 29/07/2010; fw 12.6mm
§6 Foulness, Essex; 09/09/2012; female
§7 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 19/08/2013; male; fw 12.2mm
§8 Portland Bill, Dorset; 21/06/2015; male; fw 12.7mm
§9 Portland Bill, Dorset; 09/09/2018; male; fw 11.2mm
§10 Portland Bill, Dorset; 09/09/2018; female; fw 11.8mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Foulness, Essex; 26/08/2007; fw 12.1mm
§3 Foulness, Essex; 07/09/2008; fw 12.5mm
§4 Galmpton, Devon; 26/07/2010; fw 12.0mm
§5 Galmpton, Devon; 29/07/2010; fw 12.6mm
§6 Foulness, Essex; 09/09/2012; female
§7 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 19/08/2013; male; fw 12.2mm
§8 Portland Bill, Dorset; 21/06/2015; male; fw 12.7mm
§9 Portland Bill, Dorset; 09/09/2018; male; fw 11.2mm
§10 Portland Bill, Dorset; 09/09/2018; female; fw 11.8mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 24/03/2013 (§1-6) | §7 added 24/11/2013 | §8 added 05/03/2016 | §9&10 added 21/02/2019
