63.028 Ostrinia nubilalis (European Corn-borer)
ws: 29-37mm; Jun-Jul; mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris); Local in S.England having originally arrived as a migrant and first established around Thames Estuary
Ostrinia nubilalis §10
ID: Sexually dimorphic. Males not likely to be confused but females are much paler and resemble Sitochroa verticalis. Best distinguished by the much less well-marked underside of both forewing and hindwing in O.nubilalis.
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§1 Foulness, Essex, 08/06/2008; male; fw 13.0mm
§2 Foulness, Essex, 22/06/2008; male §3 Foulness, Essex, 20/07/2013; female §4 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex, 23/07/2013; female; fw 15.2mm §5 Foulness, Essex; 12/07/2014; male; fw 14.0mm §6 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 12/06/2015 §7 Portland Bill, Dorset; 09/09/2018 §8 Orlestone, Kent; 26/07/2018; male; fw 12.0mm §9 Orlestone, Kent; 26/07/2018; female; fw 14.1mm All images © Chris Lewis |
§10 Foulness, Essex; 25/05/2019
§11 Pound Wood, Essex; 23/07/2019 |
Page published 19/02/2012 | §3 added 09/11/2013 | §4 added 25/04/2014 | §5 (male genitalia only) added 24/12/2014 | §6 added 30/03/2016 |
§7 added 20/02/2019 | §8&9 added 27/05/2019 | §10 added 13/02/2020 | §11 added 01/03/2020
§7 added 20/02/2019 | §8&9 added 27/05/2019 | §10 added 13/02/2020 | §11 added 01/03/2020
