73.040 Acronicta (Acronicta) leporina (Miller)
fw: 16-21mm; May-Aug; birch (Betula spp), alder (Alnus glutinosa); common in England and Wales, local in Scotland.
ID: Forewing ground colour ranges from white to dark grey with variable sprinkling of black specks and is characterized by sparse black, often '^'-shaped, markings. Short basal streak; subbasal line reduced to 2 marks, one at the costa, one medial; antemedian/median line incomplete but usually marked at the costa and subdorsally; postmedian/subterminal line of several black marks and usually traceable as a darker shade between these marks; teminal interneural dots; veins dark-lined in distal part of wing; stigmata usually indeterminate. Hindwing white; veins lined grey in distal half of wing; terminal interneural dots; central spot and postmedian fascia on underside.
§1 Cyffdy Farm, Gwynedd; 22/06/2010; female; fw 20.7mm
§2 Cyffdy Farm, Gwynedd; 26/06/2010; fw 20.4mm
§3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 30/06/2010; fw 18.2mm
§4 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 01/07/2015; male; fw 18.2mm; to light
§5 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 01/07/2015; female; fw 19.8mm; to light
§6 Chobham Common, Surrey; 23/05/2017; to light
§7 New Forest, Hampshire; 14/08/2019; male; fw 16.1mm; to light
§8 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 09/0/2022; female; fw 20.0mm; to light
§9 Sutton Fen, Norfolk; 13/06/2022
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§2 Cyffdy Farm, Gwynedd; 26/06/2010; fw 20.4mm
§3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 30/06/2010; fw 18.2mm
§4 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 01/07/2015; male; fw 18.2mm; to light
§5 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 01/07/2015; female; fw 19.8mm; to light
§6 Chobham Common, Surrey; 23/05/2017; to light
§7 New Forest, Hampshire; 14/08/2019; male; fw 16.1mm; to light
§8 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 09/0/2022; female; fw 20.0mm; to light
§9 Sutton Fen, Norfolk; 13/06/2022
All images © Chris Lewis
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