70.072 Entephria caesiata (Grey Mountain Carpet)
fw: 16-19mm; Jun-Oct (Jun-Aug in the southern part of its range, Jul-Oct in N.Scotland); heather (Calluna vulgaris), bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus); common in mountains and upland moorland in N.England, N.Wales and Scotland
Entephria caesiata (Grey Mountain Carpet) §5 male
ID: Varies in intensity of the grey colouration. E.flavicinctata (Yellow-ringed Carpet) has a dusting of golden-orange scales through the central cross-band of the forewing and lacks any significant white margins to the cross-band.
§1 Kinlochleven, Perthshire; 03/07/2011; male
§2 Kinlochleven, Perthshire; 08/07/2011; male; fw 17.2mm
§3 Cairngorms, Inverness-shire; 09/07/2011; female; fw 16.8mm
§4 Cairngorms, Inverness-shire; 12/07/2011
§5 Glen Strathfarrer, inverness-shire; 19/07/2012; fw 17.3mm
§6 Inveruglas, Inverness-shire; 31/07/2023; male; 16.4mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Kinlochleven, Perthshire; 08/07/2011; male; fw 17.2mm
§3 Cairngorms, Inverness-shire; 09/07/2011; female; fw 16.8mm
§4 Cairngorms, Inverness-shire; 12/07/2011
§5 Glen Strathfarrer, inverness-shire; 19/07/2012; fw 17.3mm
§6 Inveruglas, Inverness-shire; 31/07/2023; male; 16.4mm
All images © Chris Lewis
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