72.055 Herminia grisealis (Small Fan-foot)
fw: 11-13mm; Jun-Aug; various trees and bramble (Rubus fruticosa); common in England, Wales & S.Scotland, more local in N.Scotland
Herminia grisealis (Small Fan-foot) §1
ID: Forewing brown with 3 dark brown cross-lines: subbasal almost straight, postmedian sinuate, subterminal curved and meets costa at apex; a narrow dark brown crescent mark between subbasal and postmedian cross-lines and a terminal row of dots or dashes. Differs from all other Herminiinae in having the subterminal line curved to meet the apex.
DIssection
Male genitalia
§1 Hockley Woods, Essex; 06/06/2008; fw 11.9mm
§2 Cyffdy Farm, Gwynedd; 23/06/2010; fw 13.1mm
§3 Foulness, Essex; 17/07/2013; male; fw 10.3mm
§4 St Lawrence, Isle of Wight; 06/06/2014; male; fw 11.3mm
§5 Mull; 22/06/2018; male; fw 9.7mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Cyffdy Farm, Gwynedd; 23/06/2010; fw 13.1mm
§3 Foulness, Essex; 17/07/2013; male; fw 10.3mm
§4 St Lawrence, Isle of Wight; 06/06/2014; male; fw 11.3mm
§5 Mull; 22/06/2018; male; fw 9.7mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 18/03/2015 (§1-4) | §5 added 22/04/2019
