35.076 Monochroa suffusella (Cottongrass Borer)
ws: 10-12mm (MBGBI4.2); Jun-Aug; common cottongrass (Eriophorum angustifolium); RDB bogs, fens, swamps, saltmarsh in England and N.Wales
ID: Forewing whitish-ochreous with one stigma (2nd discal).
Male genitalia: Valvae triangular narrowing to a strongly sclerotised apical nail; sacculi arcuate.
(I can find no justification for the English name of this species)
Male genitalia: Valvae triangular narrowing to a strongly sclerotised apical nail; sacculi arcuate.
(I can find no justification for the English name of this species)
§1 Cliburn Moss, Cumbria; 24/06/2019; male; fw 4.3mm; to light; FIRST FOR CUMBRIA
All images © Chris Lewis
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 28/01/2020 (§1)