70.070 Larentia clavaria (Mallow)
fw: 19-22mm; Sep-Nov; mallow (Malva sylvestris); common in S&SE England, less common elsewhere in England, Wales and S.Scotland
Larentia clavaria (Mallow) §1 male
ID: Somewhat similar to Scotopteryx chenopodiata (Shaded Broad-bar) but distinguished from it by: flight season (vs Jun-Aug); size (vs 16-19mm); notched proximal margin to central cross-band; white edges to central cross-band; and dusting of white tipped scales.
§1 Foulness, Essex; 12/10/2008; fw 18.0mm
§2 Sibton Park, Kent; 28/09/2010; female; fw 21.5mm
§3 Foulness, Essex; 02/11/2011; male
§4 Foulness, Essex; 29/10/2022; male; fw 21.0mm
§5 Foulness, Essex; 29/10/2022; female; fw 20.5mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Sibton Park, Kent; 28/09/2010; female; fw 21.5mm
§3 Foulness, Essex; 02/11/2011; male
§4 Foulness, Essex; 29/10/2022; male; fw 21.0mm
§5 Foulness, Essex; 29/10/2022; female; fw 20.5mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 12/04/2013 (§1-3) | §4&5 added 28/11/2022
