73.087 Spodoptera exigua (Small Mottled Willow)
fw: 13-14mm (Waring & Townsend), ws: 26-32mm (MBGBI10); uncommon migrant, all year, mostly Jun-Oct
Spodoptera exigua (Small Mottled Willow) §7
ID: Rests with forewings wrapped around body; stigmata pale pink/orange. Both S.cilium (Dark Mottled Willow) and Caradrina flavipalpis (Pale Mottled Willow) have broader forewings that are held flat at rest. S.cilium has dark stigmata. C.flavipalpis has four black spots along the costa and its kidney mark is at least partly dark brown and usually edged with white spots.
Dissection
Male genitalia
Female genitalia
§1 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 01/10/2011; female; fw 14.6mm
§2 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 02/10/2011; female; fw 14.0mm
§3 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 02/10/2011; male; fw 13.8mm
§4 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 02/10/2011; fw 12.5mm
§5 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 02/10/2011; male; fw 13.1mm
§6 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 02/10/2011; 12.9mm
§7 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 29/09/2013
§8 Foulness, Essex; 04/07/2015; male; fw 14.1mm; to light
§9 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 08/08/2015; male; fw 13.6mm; to light
§10 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 12/10/2018; 12.0mm; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 02/10/2011; female; fw 14.0mm
§3 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 02/10/2011; male; fw 13.8mm
§4 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 02/10/2011; fw 12.5mm
§5 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 02/10/2011; male; fw 13.1mm
§6 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 02/10/2011; 12.9mm
§7 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 29/09/2013
§8 Foulness, Essex; 04/07/2015; male; fw 14.1mm; to light
§9 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 08/08/2015; male; fw 13.6mm; to light
§10 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 12/10/2018; 12.0mm; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 28/04/2015 (§1-7) | §8 added 29/08/2015 | §9 added 31/03/2016 | §10 added 06/12/2018
