15.079 Phyllonorycter stettinensis (Lesser Alder Leaf-miner)
ws: 6.5-7.5mm; bivoltine May, Aug; alder (Alnus glutinosa); locally common in damp woodland in England & Wales.
Phyllonorycter stettinensis §2 male
ID: Group B - forewing markings appear white on a coloured background, C1D1 forming a complete transverse fascia; C2D2 forming a complete transverse fascia; (thorax not metallic silvery, black proximal borders to transverse fascia narrower than the fasciae); dark line at base of apical cilia; C3 & D3 separate; black anterior borders of fasciae indistinct against dark brown ground colour, vertex blackish > P.stettinensis
Dissection
Male genitalia
§1 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 10/05/2014; female; fw 3.8mm
§2 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 10/05/2014; male; fw 3.1mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 10/05/2014; male; fw 3.1mm
All images © Chris Lewis
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