63.101 Catoptria furcatellus (Mountain Grass-moth)
ws:19-23mm; Jul-Aug; various grasses?; NS-A - local between 400-900m on mountains in Snowdonia, Cumbria & Scottish Highlands
Catoptria furcatellus §3 male
ID: C.margaritella is similar but has a broader white longitudinal stripe and the ground colour is a less uniform paler ferruginous brown tending to be lighter towards the dorsum.
§1 Glen Strathfarrer, Inverness-shire; 19/07/2012; male; fw 10.7mm; netted by day
§2 Glen Strathfarrer, Inverness-shire; 19/07/2012; male; fw 9.4mm; netted by day
§3 Glen Strathfarrer, Inverness-shire; 19/07/2012; male; fw 10.5mm; netted by day
§4 Great Gable, Cumbria; 22/06/2014; female; fw 10.6mm; netted by day
§5 Great Calva, Cumbria; 24/06/2019; female; fw 10.5mm; netted by day
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Glen Strathfarrer, Inverness-shire; 19/07/2012; male; fw 9.4mm; netted by day
§3 Glen Strathfarrer, Inverness-shire; 19/07/2012; male; fw 10.5mm; netted by day
§4 Great Gable, Cumbria; 22/06/2014; female; fw 10.6mm; netted by day
§5 Great Calva, Cumbria; 24/06/2019; female; fw 10.5mm; netted by day
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published ~Nov 2012 (§1-3) | §4 added 08/07/2014 | §5 added 19/02/2020
