63.079 Calamotropha paludella (Bulrush Veneer)
ws: 23-29mm; Jul-Aug; bulrush (Typha latifolia); local in fens and marshes in S & SE England from Dorset to Norfolk.
I have obtained a specimen with fw 9.7mm ~ws 21mm
I have obtained a specimen with fw 9.7mm ~ws 21mm
ID: Female larger and plainer than male. Forewing whitish to light brown, weakly suffused fuscous; blackish dots representing an antemedian and a postmedian line are variably expressed. Hindwing shining white, with fine brown line at termen.
§1 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 23/07/2008; fw 13.5mm
§2 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 23/07/2008; male
§3 Surlingham, Norfolk; 24/07/2009; male; fw 13.2mm
§4 Foulness, Essex 04/07/2010; female; fw 15.2mm
§5 Foulness, Essex; 22/08/2010; male
§6 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 27/07/2012; male; fw 13.1mm
§7 Arne, Dorset; 04/07/2016; male; fw 13.5mm; to light
§8 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; ?/?/2020; male; fw 13.1mm
§9 Foulness, Essex; 09/07/2022; male
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 23/07/2008; male
§3 Surlingham, Norfolk; 24/07/2009; male; fw 13.2mm
§4 Foulness, Essex 04/07/2010; female; fw 15.2mm
§5 Foulness, Essex; 22/08/2010; male
§6 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 27/07/2012; male; fw 13.1mm
§7 Arne, Dorset; 04/07/2016; male; fw 13.5mm; to light
§8 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; ?/?/2020; male; fw 13.1mm
§9 Foulness, Essex; 09/07/2022; male
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 03/02/2012 | Specimen §6 added 30/10/2012 | §7 added 11/09/2016 | §8 added 17/11/2020 | §9 added 14/12/2022