73.024 Protodeltote pygarga (Marbled White Spot)
fw: 11-12mm; May-Jul; grasses (Poaceae); common in S.England, local in midlands and Wales.
Synonym: Deltote (Protodeltote) pygarga (RES Checklist 2013)
Synonym: Deltote (Protodeltote) pygarga (RES Checklist 2013)
Protodeltote pygarga (Marbled White Spot) §3 male
ID: Forewing blackish grey-brown with a distinct white subterminal fascia in the dorsal half. In the rare migrant Deltote deceptoria (Pretty Marbled) the white subterminal fascia narrows but reaches the costa and there are additional white marks at the forewing base.
§1 New Forest, Hampshire; 30/05/2010
§2 New Forest, Hampshire; 06/06/2012; male
§3 New Forest, Hampshire; 06/06/2012; male; fw 11.9mm
§4 New Forest, Hampshire; 29/05/2014
§5 New Forest, Hampshire; 29/05/2014
§6 New Forest, Hampshire; 22/06/2016
§7 Cranwich Heath, Norfolk; 05/07/2018; female; fw 11.0mm
§8 Orlestone Forest, Kent; 04/06/2019; female; fw 10.9mm
§9 Stour Wood, Essex; 26/05/2022; male; fw 12.3mm
§10 Stour Wood, Essex; 26/05/2022; male; fw 11.7mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 New Forest, Hampshire; 06/06/2012; male
§3 New Forest, Hampshire; 06/06/2012; male; fw 11.9mm
§4 New Forest, Hampshire; 29/05/2014
§5 New Forest, Hampshire; 29/05/2014
§6 New Forest, Hampshire; 22/06/2016
§7 Cranwich Heath, Norfolk; 05/07/2018; female; fw 11.0mm
§8 Orlestone Forest, Kent; 04/06/2019; female; fw 10.9mm
§9 Stour Wood, Essex; 26/05/2022; male; fw 12.3mm
§10 Stour Wood, Essex; 26/05/2022; male; fw 11.7mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 31/05/2015 (§1-5) | §6 added 29/05/2017 | §7 added 29/04/2019 | §8 added 21/01/2020 | §9&10 added 04/09/2022
