73.048 Panemeria tenebrata (Small Yellow Underwing)
fw: 8-10mm; May-Jun, diurnal; common/field mouse-ear (Cerastium fontanum/ arvense); local in flower-rich grassland in England, Wales and SE.Scotland.
Panemeria tenebrata (Small Yellow Underwing) §1 female
ID: Forewing dark brown, irrorate whitish-grey in fasciate bands (basal, subbasal, median and terminal); hindwing black with a broad yellow median fascia. Superficially resembles some Pyrausta species (Family: Crambidae).
Dissection
Female genitalia
§1 Newgale, Pembrokeshire; 19/05/2011; female; fw 9.9mm
All images © Chris Lewis
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 06/04/015 (§1)
