63.100 Catoptria margaritella (Pearl-banded Grass-moth)
ws: 20-24mm; Jul-Aug; grasses and mosses?; local in bogs, damp heath and moorland in Scotland, N&SW England, N&C Wales
ID: 2 Catopria species have an unbroken median longitudinal stripe. C.furcatellus has a uniformly dark brown ground colour and the median stripe is narrow.
Dissection
Male genitalia
Female genitalia
§1 Eskdale, Cumbria; 24/08/2007; fw 10.3mm
§2 Kinlochleven, Argyll; 08/07/2011; male; fw 11.0mm
§3 Ardnamurchan, Highland; 12/07/2012; male; fw 10.8mm
§4 Duddon Moss, Cumbria; 22/07/2016; female; fw 10.0mm; netted by day
§5 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 26/07/2019; male; fw 9.5mm
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§2 Kinlochleven, Argyll; 08/07/2011; male; fw 11.0mm
§3 Ardnamurchan, Highland; 12/07/2012; male; fw 10.8mm
§4 Duddon Moss, Cumbria; 22/07/2016; female; fw 10.0mm; netted by day
§5 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 26/07/2019; male; fw 9.5mm
All images © Chris Lewis
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