70.069 Pelurga comitata (Dark Spinach)
fw: 16-18mm; Jul-Aug; goosefoots (Chenopodium spp), orache (Atriplex spp); common in SE England and East Anglia and the midlands, less common elsewhere.
Pelurga comitata (Dark Spinach) §1
ID: Eulithis populata (Northern Spinach) has two points on the projection of the distal margin of the median fascia. E.mellinata (Spinach) is yellow and lacks the central forewing black spot.
§1 Foulness, Essex; 12/08/2007; fw 16.1mm
§2 Foulness, Essex; 13/08/2011; female
§3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 10/08/2020; male; fw 14.2mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Foulness, Essex; 13/08/2011; female
§3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 10/08/2020; male; fw 14.2mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 13/04/2013 (§1-2) | §3 added 05/02/2021
