73.072 Heliothis viriplaca (Marbled Clover)
fw: 13-15mm (Waring & Townsend), ws: 30-36mm (UKMoths), ws: 34-37mm (MBGBI10)*; Jun-Jul, partially bivoltine Jul-Aug, diurnal; various herbaceous plants; RDB – resident in breckland of Norfolk & Suffolk, sand and shingle beaches of the Suffolk coast, flowery chalk downs in Wiltshire and is a probable scarce migrant.
* Note that there is little concordance between the fw and ws measurements quoted in the references
* Note that there is little concordance between the fw and ws measurements quoted in the references
Heliothis viriplaca (Marbled Clover) §1 male
ID: Differs from H.maritima (Shoulder-striped Clover) in the absence of a basal streak, a more shallowly angled median fascia and in habitat (H.maritima is found on acid heathland).
Dissection
Male genitalia
§1 Snettisham, Norfolk; 25/07/2014; male; fw 14.0mm
All images © Chris Lewis
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 12/04/2015 (§1)
