70.048 Xanthorhoe decoloraria (Red Carpet)
fw: 12-15mm; Jun-Aug; lady's mantle (Alchemilla spp); common in high moorland in N.England, N.Wales and Scotland
ssp decoloraria in N.England, N.Wales and Scotland; ssp heathlandica in Shetland
ssp decoloraria in N.England, N.Wales and Scotland; ssp heathlandica in Shetland
Xanthorhoe decoloraria (Red Carpet) §3 male
ID: Ground colour varies from pale grey to tawny brown. Similar to X.designata (Flame Carpet) and X.spadicearia (Red Twin-spot Carpet) both of which have a more rounded forewing apex and lack the short diagonal apical dash shown by X.decoloraria.
DIssection
Male genitalia
Female genitalia
§1 Fersit, Argyll; 28/07/2013; female; fw 12.5mm
§2 Crag Hill, Cumbria; 26/06/2014; male; fw 13.0mm
§3 Dock Tarn, Cumbria; 30/06/2014; male; fw 14.3mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Crag Hill, Cumbria; 26/06/2014; male; fw 13.0mm
§3 Dock Tarn, Cumbria; 30/06/2014; male; fw 14.3mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 09/03/2014 (§1) } §2&3 added 11/07/2014
