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GELECHIIDAE | Apatetrinae | Pexicopiini
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35.032 Pexicopia malvella (Hollyhock Seed Moth)
ws: 18-20mm; Jun-Aug; marsh-mallow (Althaea officinalis); hollyhock (Alcea rosea); NS-B in grassland, saltmarsh & gardens in SE.England
Pexicopia malvella §1 female
Generic features: Labial palp long, slender, S2 thickened ventrally; antennal scape with pecten; Forewing without scale tufts, tornus rounded; hindwing broader than forewing
Male genitalia: valva subtriangular, uncus bipinnate; Female genitalia: signa - a pair of spiny plates
ID: Female genitalia: amongst British Gelechiids only this species and Platyedra subcinerea have the signa as a pair of spiny plates.
In P.malvella the spiny plates are larger and more spiny and the ostium is 'V' or 'U' shaped, while in P.subcinerea the ostium is more rounded.
Male genitalia: valva subtriangular, uncus bipinnate; Female genitalia: signa - a pair of spiny plates
ID: Female genitalia: amongst British Gelechiids only this species and Platyedra subcinerea have the signa as a pair of spiny plates.
In P.malvella the spiny plates are larger and more spiny and the ostium is 'V' or 'U' shaped, while in P.subcinerea the ostium is more rounded.
§1 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 01/07/2015; female; fw 8.0mm; to light
§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 23/06/2020; male; fw 8.7mm; to light
§3 Stour Wood, Essex; 14/07/2021; female; fw 8.7mm; to light
§4 Foulness, Essex; 29/06/2024
§5 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 25/06/2024
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 23/06/2020; male; fw 8.7mm; to light
§3 Stour Wood, Essex; 14/07/2021; female; fw 8.7mm; to light
§4 Foulness, Essex; 29/06/2024
§5 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 25/06/2024
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 09/11/2015 (§1) | §2 added 26/01/2021 | §3 added 13/08/2021 | §4 added 09/10/2024 | §5 added 23/11/2024
