70.045 Scotopteryx chenopodiata (Shaded Broad-bar)
fw: 16-19mm; Jun-Aug; clovers (Trifolium spp), vetches (Vicia spp); common throughout GB
Scotopteryx chenopodiata (Shaded Broad-bar) §2 male
ID: Similar to Larentia clavaria (Mallow) which flies Sep-Oct and has the proximal border of the central cross-band jagged or notched and both the proximal and distal margins of the cross-band are edged white.
§1 Newborough Forest, Anglesey; 31/07/2007; male
§2 Horsey, Norfolk; 14/07/2008; male; fw 18.9mm
§3 Ardnamurchan, Argyll; 13/07/2012; female
§4 Foulness, Essex; 24/06/2017; male; fw 17.4mm; to light
§5 Foulness, Essex; 15/08/2020; female; fw 17.3mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Horsey, Norfolk; 14/07/2008; male; fw 18.9mm
§3 Ardnamurchan, Argyll; 13/07/2012; female
§4 Foulness, Essex; 24/06/2017; male; fw 17.4mm; to light
§5 Foulness, Essex; 15/08/2020; female; fw 17.3mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 07/04/2013 (§1-3) | §4 added 24/10/2017 | §5 added 28/08/2020
