15.065 Phyllonorycter esperella (Dark Hornbeam Midget)
ws: 7.5-9.0mm; bivoltine May, Aug; hornbeam (Carpinus betulus); locally common in SE.England
Synonym: P.quinnata (MGBGI2)
Synonym: P.quinnata (MGBGI2)
Phyllonorycter esperella §1 female
ID: Group C - forewing markings appear white on a coloured background; C1D1 not forming a complete transverse fascia; thorax with a white median line; 4C3D; apex of C1 proximal to apex of D1; strigulae with black edging; acute angle between C1 and D1; forewing ground colour orange (not brown); apical streak short (just past C4); basal streak extending to half length of D1 (reaches proximal margin of D1 in P.maestingella). MBGBI2 also states that the caudal tuft is "whitish" in P.esperella and "brownish-fuscous above, white below" in P.maestingella.
Female genital drawings are not available in MBGBI2 but images not presented at Moth Dissection.
Female genital drawings are not available in MBGBI2 but images not presented at Moth Dissection.
§1 Hadleigh Downs, Essex; 22/05/2012; female; fw 4.1mm
§2 Hockley Woods, Essex; 12/05/2014; male; fw 4.1mm
§3 Hockley Woods, Essex; 12/05/2014
§4 Arne, Dorset; 05/07/2016; female; fw 3.5mm
§5 Orlestone Forest, Kent; 04/06/2019; female; fw 3.4mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Hockley Woods, Essex; 12/05/2014; male; fw 4.1mm
§3 Hockley Woods, Essex; 12/05/2014
§4 Arne, Dorset; 05/07/2016; female; fw 3.5mm
§5 Orlestone Forest, Kent; 04/06/2019; female; fw 3.4mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 15/06/2012 | §2&3 added 22/05/2014 | §4 added 07/12/2016 | §5 added 21/01/2020
