45.037 Oidaematophorus lithodactyla (Dusky Plume)
ws: 26-29mm (Gielis), 22-28mm (Hart); Jul-Aug; common fleabane (Pulicaria dysenterica), ploughman's spikenard (Inula conyzae); locally common in England, more so in south
Oidaematophorus lithodactyla §1 male
ID: Larger than Hellinsia species (ws 14-23mm), (but note the discrepancy in the quoted size ranges); midleg with distinct scale brushes at base of spur pairs.
§1 Horsey, Norfolk; 14/07/2008; male; fw 11.5mm
§2 Foulness, Essex; 20/07/2013; female
§3 Foulden Common, Norfolk; 14/08/2016; female; fw 10.9mm; netted at dusk
§4 pound Wood, Essex; 22/07/2020; male; fw 11.8mm
All image © Chris Lewis
§2 Foulness, Essex; 20/07/2013; female
§3 Foulden Common, Norfolk; 14/08/2016; female; fw 10.9mm; netted at dusk
§4 pound Wood, Essex; 22/07/2020; male; fw 11.8mm
All image © Chris Lewis
Page published 03/04/2012 | §2 added 09/11/2013 | §3 added 20/04/2017 | §4 added 01/02/2021
