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GELECHIIDAE | Gelechiinae | Gelechiini
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35.102 Gelechia muscosella (Dusky Willow Gelechia)
ws: 12-17mm; Jun-Jul; sallows (Salix spp); pRDB, rare and local in fens and marshes in SE.England and East Anglia & shingle beaches at Dungeness
Gelechia muscosella §1 male
ID to genus based on male genitalia - gnathos bilobed. The spatulate midline projection (which seems to be part of the gnathos complex) is unique within the genus (at least).
DIssection
Male genitalia
§1 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 10/07/2015; male; fw 7.2mm; to light
§2 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 10/07/2015; male; fw 7.4mm; to light
§3 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 10/07/2015; male; fw 7.5mm; to light
§4 Foulden Common, Norfolk; 29/06/2017; male; fw 6.9mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 10/07/2015; male; fw 7.4mm; to light
§3 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 10/07/2015; male; fw 7.5mm; to light
§4 Foulden Common, Norfolk; 29/06/2017; male; fw 6.9mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 14/12/2015 (§1-3) | §4 added 08/04/2018
