62.042 Myelois circumvoluta (Thistle Ermine)
ws: 27-33mm; Jun-Jul; thistles (Cirsium/Carduus/Onopordon spp); common on rough ground, especially chalk downs, in S.England
Myelois circumvoluta §2 male
ID: Once recognised as a Phycitine this is unmistakeable. The similar looking Yponomeuta ermines and Ethmia terminella are much smaller.
§1 Foulness, Essex; 02/07/2007; fw 15.3mm
§2 Foulness, Essex; 31/07/2011; male; fw 16.0mm
§3 St Lawrence, Isle of Wight; 31/08/2014; male; fw 13.9mm
§4 Foulness, Essex; 29/07/2017; female; fw 14.3mm
§5 Dungeness, Kent; 11/06/2019; male; fw 14.4mm
§6 Dungeness, Kent; 11/06/2019; male; fw 13.0mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Foulness, Essex; 31/07/2011; male; fw 16.0mm
§3 St Lawrence, Isle of Wight; 31/08/2014; male; fw 13.9mm
§4 Foulness, Essex; 29/07/2017; female; fw 14.3mm
§5 Dungeness, Kent; 11/06/2019; male; fw 14.4mm
§6 Dungeness, Kent; 11/06/2019; male; fw 13.0mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 23/03/2012 (§1-2) | §3 added 27/12/2014 | §4 added 15/04/2018 | §5&6 added 16/02/2020
