63.074 Eudonia mercurella (Garden Grey)
ws: 16-19mm, fw: 8-9mm (Sterling & Parsons); Jun-Sep; moss; common throughout GB
Eudonia mercurella §6
ID: Variable but usually recognisable by its generally dark appearance with a broad darker band along the distal edge of the pale antemedian line. The pale postmedian line is usually distinct against the dark ground colour. S.basistrigalis can be dark enough to be confused with E.mercurella but it is larger (fw:10-11mm). The hindwing of E.mercurella is grey and is darker than in all other Scoparine species except E.alpina.
Male genitalia: Uncus notched, gnathos simple
Female genitalia: 2 anterior coils in ductus bursae; signum medium-sized, rounded
See Scopariinae ID for more information on identification of species from this subfamily.
Male genitalia: Uncus notched, gnathos simple
Female genitalia: 2 anterior coils in ductus bursae; signum medium-sized, rounded
See Scopariinae ID for more information on identification of species from this subfamily.
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§1 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 19/06/2007
§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 30/06/2007 §3 Removed §4 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 03/08/2009 §5 Surlingham, Norfolk; 24/07/2009 §6 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 06/06/2010; fw 8.7mm §7 Ardnamurchan, Highland; 11/07/2012; female §8 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 29/06/2013; male; fw 8.4mm §9 Skye; 06/08/2014; male All images © Chris Lewis |
§10 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 04/06/2016
§11 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 16/06/2017; male; fw 7.4mm §12 Pound Wood, Essex; 11/07/2019; female; fw 7.8mm |
Page published 11/02/2012 | Specimen §3 removed, §7 added 19/11/2012 | §8 added 13/07/2013 | §9 added 29/03/2014 |
§10 added 06/06/2017 | §11 added 15/03/2018 | Text amended 09/06/2019 | §12 added 25/02/2020 |
§10 removed 18/12/2021 (probable misidentification)
§10 added 06/06/2017 | §11 added 15/03/2018 | Text amended 09/06/2019 | §12 added 25/02/2020 |
§10 removed 18/12/2021 (probable misidentification)
