73.059 Calophasia lunula (Toadflax Brocade)
fw: 14-15mm; bivoltine May-Jun, Aug-Sep; purple/common toadflax (Linaria purpurea/vulgaris); RDB on coasts of SC&SE.England.
Calophasia lunula (Toadflax Brocade) §1 male
ID: Forewing shows a mixture of brown shades from pale grey-brown or yellow brown to blackish. Black basal streak; pale sinuate antemedian line best marked in dorsal half and interrupted at mid-point by a white streak that extends distally from the black basal streak; curved pale median line in dorsal half only; dark median fascia in dorsal half; small black-ringed white oval; larger white kidney; variable mix of black and white streaks in subterminal area; terminal fringe chequered dark brown and white.
(MBGBI10 states incorrectly that the labial palp is very short and that the hindleg is without spurs)
(MBGBI10 states incorrectly that the labial palp is very short and that the hindleg is without spurs)
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§1 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 06/06/2010; male; fw 14.5mm
§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 08/08/2010; female §3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 11/08/2012; male §4 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 01/06/2013 §5 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 02/09/2018; male; fw 12.2mm §6 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 21/05/2018; male; fw 13.1mm §7 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex: ??; male All images © Chris Lewis |
Larva: Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 16/06/2020; to light
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Page published 07/04/2015 (§1-4) | §5 added 06/02/2019 | §6 added 07/03/2019 | Larva added 27/06/2020 | §7 added 07/01/2022
