49.090 Eulia ministrana (Minister)
ws18-22mm; May-Jun; various deciduous trees and shrubs; common in woodland and damp heaths throughout GB
Eulia ministrana (Brassy Tortrix) §1 male
ID: Forewing ground colour yellowish-white with a variable overlay of ferruginous which may be very extensive. Ferruginous markings are usually discernible as follows: 1 - a basal/subbasal fascia which is usually divided into a narrow costal streak and a broad dorsal section by an incursion of yellowish-white ground colour of variable completeness; this pattern 'continues' onto the tegulae and thorax, the latter having a ferruginous crest; and the incursion of ground colour is usually continuous with an antemedian costal blotch of ground colour. 2 a median fascia of variable completeness, but consistently well-marked at the dorsum and centrally, often with an incursion of ground colour between these two areas continuous with a tornal blotch of ground colour, and a postmedian costal blotch of ground colour often continues along the costa to prevent the median fascia reaching the costa. 3 - a terminal fascia which expands centrally towards the median fascia. Forewing cilia reddish. Hindwing upperside pale grey. Forewing underside dark grey; hindwing underside whitish.
§1 Inchree, Argyll; 03/06/2015; male; fw 11.0mm; netted at dusk
§2 Chobham Common, Surrey; 23/05/2017; female; fw 10.4; to light
§3 Chobham Common, Surrey; 23/05/2017; male; fw 8.8; to light
§4 Covert Woods, Kent; 09/05/2022
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Chobham Common, Surrey; 23/05/2017; female; fw 10.4; to light
§3 Chobham Common, Surrey; 23/05/2017; male; fw 8.8; to light
§4 Covert Woods, Kent; 09/05/2022
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 16/06/2015 (§1), further images added 30/06/2015 | §2&3 added 06/04/2018 | §4 added 06/12/2022
