73.065 Asteroscopus sphinx (Sprawler)
fw: 17-22mm (Waring & Townsend), ws: 38-50mm (MBGBI10); Oct-Dec; various broadleaved trees; common in S.England and Wales, local in N.England.
Synonym: Brachionycha sphinx (MBGBI10)
Synonym: Brachionycha sphinx (MBGBI10)
Asteroscopus sphinx (Sprawler) §1 male
ID: Typically forewing ground colour is light brownish grey; in form fusca it is dark olive brown. Characterized by black streaks including a long basal streak and a deeply zigzag white subterminal line which is edged black in the typical form (and largely worn in §1). Female larger than male. Antenna bipectinate in male, setose-ciliate and serrate at base in female. Foretibia is short and has a strong apical spur in both sexes.
§1 Foulness, Essex; 31/10/2010; male
§2 Hadleigh Castle CP, Essex; 06/11/2015; female; fw 20.1mm; to light
§3 Hadleigh Castle CP, Essex; 06/11/2015; male; fw 18.3mm; to light
§4 Foulness, Essex; 28/10/2017; male; fw 16.6mm; to light
§5 Foulness, Essex; 10/11/2018; female
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Hadleigh Castle CP, Essex; 06/11/2015; female; fw 20.1mm; to light
§3 Hadleigh Castle CP, Essex; 06/11/2015; male; fw 18.3mm; to light
§4 Foulness, Essex; 28/10/2017; male; fw 16.6mm; to light
§5 Foulness, Essex; 10/11/2018; female
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 11/04/2015 (§1) | §2&3 added and text amended 15/11/2015 | §4 added 21/11/2017 | §5 added 24/04/2019
