73.042 Acronicta (Viminia) menyanthidis (Light Knot-grass)
fw: 16-20mm; May-Jul; bog-myrtle (Myrica gale), heather (Calluna vulgaris), bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), sallows (Salix spp); local in moorland, bogs and heaths north of Staffordshire - Lincolnshire.
ssp menyanthidis occurs in the N.England, N.Wales and SE.Scotland; ssp scotica occurs in the rest of Scotland.
ssp menyanthidis occurs in the N.England, N.Wales and SE.Scotland; ssp scotica occurs in the rest of Scotland.
Acronicta menyanthidis (Light Knot-grass) §4 male ssp scotica
ID: Ssp menyanthidis: forewing ground colour ranges from very pale to dark grey; black marks include a basal streak, a subbasal cross-line, outlines of the oval (usually complete) and kidney mark (usually incomplete), a postmedian line and a streak crossing the dorsal end of the postmedian line; the postmedian line is lined whitish on its proximal margin; hindwing pale brownish-fuscous. Ssp scotica averages larger with a paler forewing ground colour and more contrasting markings; hindwing brownish.
§1 Kinlochleven, Argyll; 09/07/2011; male; fw 16.8mm; ssp scotica
§2 Edzell, Angus; 06/05/2018; male; fw 16.4mm; ssp scotica
§3 Ballindalloch, Moray; 29/06/2021; male; fw 17.7mm; ssp scotica; to light
§4 Loch Rannoch, Perthshire; 13/06/2021; male; ssp scotica; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Edzell, Angus; 06/05/2018; male; fw 16.4mm; ssp scotica
§3 Ballindalloch, Moray; 29/06/2021; male; fw 17.7mm; ssp scotica; to light
§4 Loch Rannoch, Perthshire; 13/06/2021; male; ssp scotica; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 03/04/2015 (§1) | §2 added 06/03/2019 | §3 added 30/08/2021 | §4 added 10/10/2021
