15.045 Phyllonorycter mespilella (Scarce Brown Midget)
ws:6-8mm; bivoltine May, Aug; wild service tree (Sorbus torminalis), wild pear (Pyrus communis); NS-B local in England & Wales
Phyllonorycter mespilella §1 male
ID: Group D - Forewing markings appear white on a coloured background, C1D1 not forming a complete transverse fascia, thorax without a lighter median line; apex of C1 opposite apex of D1; basal streak and strigulae edged black; D1 & D2 nearly as broad as the space between them, apical streak long (reaching well past D3) > 5 species that require genital dissection to distinguish.
Male genitalia: Stout right costa with a long apical spine, very short left costa with a long apical spine
Male genitalia: Stout right costa with a long apical spine, very short left costa with a long apical spine
§1 Pound Wood, Essex; 27/08/2019; male; fw 2.9mm; to lght
§2 Callestick, Cornwall; 21/02/2023; male; fw 3.9mm; to NIG lure (specimen provided by Tony Wilson)
§3 Callestick, Cornwall; ??/04/2023; male; fw 3.6mm; to NIG lure (specimen provided by Tony Wilson)
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Callestick, Cornwall; 21/02/2023; male; fw 3.9mm; to NIG lure (specimen provided by Tony Wilson)
§3 Callestick, Cornwall; ??/04/2023; male; fw 3.6mm; to NIG lure (specimen provided by Tony Wilson)
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 03/09/2019 (§1) | §2 added 30/03/2023 | §3 added 23/05/2023
