GELECHIIDAE | Dichomeridinae

35.027 Acompsia schmidtiellus (Marjoram Snout)

​ws: 15-17mm (MBGBI4.2), fw: 7-8mm (Sterling & Parsons); Jul-Aug; marjoram (Origanum vulgare); NS-B local on chalk or limestone downland in S.England & S.Wales
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Acompsia schmidtiellus §1
ID: Generally ochreous with some suffusion of brown in distal half of forewing. Lateral aspect of labial palps suffused fuscous. Forewing markings black: a narrow line at base of costa; a terminal line; small (sometime obsolete) 1st discal spot, plical spot (level with 1st discal), 2nd discal (sometimes obsolete); dorsal pretornal spot (sometimes obsolete). Legs blackish with paler tarsus.  
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Female genitalia:  
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§1 Heydon, Cambridgeshire; 29/06/2025; male
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Page published 04/07/2025 (§1) | dissection images of §1 added 09/11/2025