37.065 Coleophora pennella (Bugloss Case-bearer)
ws: 15-21mm; Jun-Jul; viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare), alkanet (Anchusa officinale); NS-A on chalk or sandy soils & shingle beaches in SE.England (especially Dungeness)
Coleophora pennella §3 male
ID: Group G - forewing streaked with oblique streaks to costa, without scattered fuscous scales > 25 species
(possibly the largely white, unringed antenna would narrow it down further)
Male genitalia: Sacculus simple; aedeagus with a subapical tooth.
(possibly the largely white, unringed antenna would narrow it down further)
Male genitalia: Sacculus simple; aedeagus with a subapical tooth.
Dissection
Male genitalia
Female genitalia
§1 Dungeness, Kent; 12/07/2018; male; fw 7.4mm; to light
§2 Dungeness, Kent; 12/07/2018; to light
§3 Dungeness, Kent; 12/07/2018; male; fw 7.0mm; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Dungeness, Kent; 12/07/2018; to light
§3 Dungeness, Kent; 12/07/2018; male; fw 7.0mm; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 06/09/2018 (§1-3)
