63.075 Eudonia pallida (Pallid Grey)
ws: 17-19mm (Goater), fw: 8-9mm (Sterling & Parsons); Jun-Jul; mosses & lichens?; common in marshes, fens and bogs throughout GB
Eudonia pallida §1
ID: Small, pale and weakly marked. Antemedian line obsolete; postmedian line usually well-defined, stigmata usually weak.
Scoparia subfusca is similarly pale and weakly-marked but the antemedian line is discernible and of similar strength to the postmedian line and it is larger (ws 20-27mm).
Male genitalia: Uncus rounded (not notched), gnathos broad, robust
Female genitalia: 1 anterior coil in ductus bursae; signum small, round
See Scopariinae ID for more information on identification of species from this subfamily.
Scoparia subfusca is similarly pale and weakly-marked but the antemedian line is discernible and of similar strength to the postmedian line and it is larger (ws 20-27mm).
Male genitalia: Uncus rounded (not notched), gnathos broad, robust
Female genitalia: 1 anterior coil in ductus bursae; signum small, round
See Scopariinae ID for more information on identification of species from this subfamily.
§1 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 15/07/2008; fw 8.3mm
§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 30/06/2010; fw 8.6mm
§3 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 09/09/2011; male; fw 8.4mm
§4 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 09/09/2011; female
§5 New Forest, Hampshire; 16/09/2013; fw 7.5mm
§6 Foulness, Essex; 02/06/2018; male; fw 7.7mm
§7 Cliburn Moss, Cumbria; 24/06/2019; female; fw 8.6mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 30/06/2010; fw 8.6mm
§3 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 09/09/2011; male; fw 8.4mm
§4 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 09/09/2011; female
§5 New Forest, Hampshire; 16/09/2013; fw 7.5mm
§6 Foulness, Essex; 02/06/2018; male; fw 7.7mm
§7 Cliburn Moss, Cumbria; 24/06/2019; female; fw 8.6mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 11/02/2012 | §5 added 18/11/2013 | §6 added 12/03/2019 | Text amended 09/06/2019 | §7 added 24/06/2020
