72.067 Phytometra viridaria (Small Purple-barred)
fw: 9-11mm; May-Aug; common/heath milkwort (Polygala vulgaris/serpyllifolia); local on calcareous grassland, heath, moor, woodland rides and coastal sand-dunes throughout GB.
Phytometra viridaria (Small Purple-barred) §1 male
ID: Forewing olive-brown with postmedian and subterminal cross-bands. In form aenea (frequent) the cross-bands are purplish; in form fusca (frequent) the cross-bands are brown; in form lunghali (infrequent) the subterminal cross-band is dark and there is a similar sub-terminal cross-band on the hindwing.
§1 Folkestone Warren, Kent; 29/05/2013; male; fw 8.8mm
§2 Folkestone Warren, Kent; 29/05/2013; male; fw 8.7mm
§3 Torver, Cumbria; 12/07/2015; male
§4 Corrour, Inverness-shire; 18/06/2021; female; fw 9.2mm; netted by day
§5 Covert Woods, Kent; 06/07/2022; male; fw 9.9mm
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§2 Folkestone Warren, Kent; 29/05/2013; male; fw 8.7mm
§3 Torver, Cumbria; 12/07/2015; male
§4 Corrour, Inverness-shire; 18/06/2021; female; fw 9.2mm; netted by day
§5 Covert Woods, Kent; 06/07/2022; male; fw 9.9mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 20/03/2015 (§1-2) | §3 added 28/03/2016 | §4 added 02/09/2021 | §5 added 17/10/2022
