49.074 Acleris lorquiniana (Marsh Tortrix)
ws: 15-21mm; bivoltine Jun-Jul, Jul-Aug; purple loostrife (Lythrum salicaria); pRDB fens and broads of East Anglia
Acleris lorquiniana §1 female, form uliginosana
ID: the three forms occurring in GB are all distinctive and unlikely to be confused with any other species. This species has a narrow forewing with an acutely angled apex and all forms have a light brownish-ochreous ground colour.
Form flavana: veins stand out whitish, scattered black scales, only a hint of a blackish disco-cellular spot
Form uliginosana: large black disco-cellular spot
Form striana: medial longitudinal blackish to ferruginous-brown streak from base to apex
Form flavana: veins stand out whitish, scattered black scales, only a hint of a blackish disco-cellular spot
Form uliginosana: large black disco-cellular spot
Form striana: medial longitudinal blackish to ferruginous-brown streak from base to apex
§1 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 23/07/2008; female; fw 8.0mm; form uliginosana
§2 Sutton Fen, Norfolk; 11/07/2022; female; fw 9.1mm; form uliginosana
§3 Sutton Fen, Norfolk; 11/07/2022; male; fw 7.6mm; form uliginosana
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§2 Sutton Fen, Norfolk; 11/07/2022; female; fw 9.1mm; form uliginosana
§3 Sutton Fen, Norfolk; 11/07/2022; male; fw 7.6mm; form uliginosana
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 23/11/2012 (§1) | §2&3 added 17/12/2022
