62.070 Synaphe punctalis (Long-legged Tabby)
ws: 22-27mm; Jun-Aug; mosses; locally common on coastal shingle and sand-dunes in southern coastal counties of England
Synaphe punctalis §7 male
ID: Females are paler, narrower-winged and heavier-bodied than males. Females also have the dark border to the postmedian line more conspicuous than the pale line itself, the hindwing is a paler grey with a darker terminal band. This species is unlikely to be confused with any other.
Dissection
Male genitalia
Female genitalia
§1 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 07/07/2010; male; fw 11.5mm
§2 Foulness, Essex; 08/08/2010; male
§3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 24/07/2011; male; fw 11.2mm
§4 Foulness, Essex; 05/08/2012; male; fw 11.2mm
§5 Foulness, Essex; 05/08/2012; male; fw 11.2mm ©
§6 North Warren, Suffolk; 16/07/2017; female
§7 North Warren, Suffolk; 16/07/2017; male
§8 Dungeness, Kent; 12/07/2018; male
§9 Dungeness, Kent; 12/07/2018; female
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Foulness, Essex; 08/08/2010; male
§3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 24/07/2011; male; fw 11.2mm
§4 Foulness, Essex; 05/08/2012; male; fw 11.2mm
§5 Foulness, Essex; 05/08/2012; male; fw 11.2mm ©
§6 North Warren, Suffolk; 16/07/2017; female
§7 North Warren, Suffolk; 16/07/2017; male
§8 Dungeness, Kent; 12/07/2018; male
§9 Dungeness, Kent; 12/07/2018; female
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 24/02/2012 | §4&5 added 10/02/2013 | §6&7 added 16/04/2018 | §8&9 added 25/05/2019
