49.096 Hysterophora maculosana (Small Bluebell Beauty)
ws:10-14mm; May-Jun; bluebell (Endymion non-scriptus); local in woodland throughout GB
Hysterophora maculosana §1 male
ID: Forewing ground colour white; irregular grey basal, median and subterminal fasciae, the latter running from costa to mid-termen; black spots usually as follows: subbasal, ~3 along distal edge of median fascia, 6-8 mid-dorsal, 4-6 proximal half of costa; black terminal line edged red-brown proximally; male with a short basal costal fold; underside dark brown with white tornus in male and white ciliary line in female. Forewing pattern less distinct in female. Hindwing upperside dark brown in both sexes; underside in male - white, shaded dark brown at base of dorsum and apex, in female - dark brown. Head, thorax and tegulae blackish brown; red-brown thoracic crest; pair of white metathoracic scale tufts (less apparent in female). Antennae shortly ciliate, white dorsally in male, simple, grey dorsally in female. Labial palps predominantly black laterally, predominantly white medially.
Dissection
Male genitalia
§1 North Ballachulish, Argyll; 04/06/2015; male; fw 6.6mm; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 30/06/2015 (§1)
