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EREBIDAE | Arctiinae | Lithosiini
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72.037 Thumatha senex (Round-winged Muslin)
fw: 10-11mm; Jun-Aug; lichens, mosses and probably algae; local in wet habitats through much of GB
Thumatha senex (Round-winged Muslin) §1
ID: Forewing cream, translucent, usually with two dotted cross-lines; hindwing with a small dark central crescent mark. Nudaria mundana (Muslin Footman) has a similar shape and size; its forewings are more transparent with complete cross-lines; hindwing unmarked
§1 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 14/07/2008
§2 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 14/07/2008; fw 10.2mm
§3 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 14/07/2008; male; fw 9.8mm
§4 New Forest, Hampshire; 18/07/2020; male; fw 8.4mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 14/07/2008; fw 10.2mm
§3 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 14/07/2008; male; fw 9.8mm
§4 New Forest, Hampshire; 18/07/2020; male; fw 8.4mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 14/03/2015 (§1-3) | §4 added 01/02/2021
