49.079 Acleris shepherdana (Fen Tortrix)
ws: 13-16mm (MBGBI5.1); Jul-Aug; meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria); NS-B in fens, marshes
Synonym: Peronea shepherdana (Pierce & Metcalfe)
Synonym: Peronea shepherdana (Pierce & Metcalfe)
Acleris shepherdana §1 male
ID: Ground colour cinnamon, reticulate darker brown; costal blotch usually outline blackish-plumbeous (poorly expressed in §1); black scale tufts on cross-lines, most prominent at dorsal end of subbasal line; cilia whitish on termen, grey at apex and tornus.
Male genitalia: Sacculus emarginate proximal to and, to a lesser extent, distal to a median point; anal plate heavily set with small spines; aedagus with 4 fine cornuti.
Male genitalia: Sacculus emarginate proximal to and, to a lesser extent, distal to a median point; anal plate heavily set with small spines; aedagus with 4 fine cornuti.
Dissection
Male genitalia
Female genitalia
§1 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 07/08/2015; male; fw 7.7mm; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 27/01/2019 (§1)
