72.025 Parasemia plantaginis (Wood Tiger)
fw 17-20mm; May-Jul; various herbaceous plants; local, mainly on moor, heath and downland.
Ssp plantaginis - SW,SC&N.England, midlands, Wales, mainland Scotland, Hebrides; ssp insularum N.Scotland, Orkney, Shetland
Ssp plantaginis - SW,SC&N.England, midlands, Wales, mainland Scotland, Hebrides; ssp insularum N.Scotland, Orkney, Shetland
ID: though variable in detail the overall pattern readily identifies this species. Ssp plantaginis usually has a yellow ground colour to the hindwing but it is white in form hospita. Ssp insularum has an orange-yellow hindwing ground colour with extensive black basal markings.
§1 Glen Affric, inverness-shire; 16/07/2012; male; fw 18.0mm; ssp plantaginis; netted by day
§2 Longstone Edge, Derbyshire; 10/06/2021; male; fw 19.1mm; ssp plantaginis; netted by day
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§2 Longstone Edge, Derbyshire; 10/06/2021; male; fw 19.1mm; ssp plantaginis; netted by day
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