63.109 Pediasia contaminella (Rolled Grass-moth)
ws: 20-30mm; Jul-Aug, (Sep); various grasses; NS-B in dry grassland in S.England from Hampshire to Essex and Isles of Scilly
Pediasia contaminella §1 male
ID: Has a characteristic resting posture with head down and abdomen obliquely raised. Distinguished from similar species by the faint jagged subterminal line which is toothed at each vein.
§1 Foulness, Essex; 31/07/2011; male; fw 11.6mm
§2 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 04/10/2011; male; fw 10.8mm
§3 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 28/09/2011; male
§4 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 11/08/2012; fw 11.7mm
§5 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 02/10/2014; male; fw 11.2mm
§6 Winterton, Norfolk; 06/08/2015; female; fw 11.2mm
§7 Dungeness, Kent; 25/07/2017; female; fw 11.2mm
§8 Foulness, Essex; 28/07/2018; male; fw 10.3mm
§9 Dungeness, Kent; 13/07/2018; female; fw 11.8mm
§10 Foulness, Essex; 08/08/2020; male; fw 12.1mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 04/10/2011; male; fw 10.8mm
§3 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 28/09/2011; male
§4 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 11/08/2012; fw 11.7mm
§5 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 02/10/2014; male; fw 11.2mm
§6 Winterton, Norfolk; 06/08/2015; female; fw 11.2mm
§7 Dungeness, Kent; 25/07/2017; female; fw 11.2mm
§8 Foulness, Essex; 28/07/2018; male; fw 10.3mm
§9 Dungeness, Kent; 13/07/2018; female; fw 11.8mm
§10 Foulness, Essex; 08/08/2020; male; fw 12.1mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 07/02/2012 | Specimen §4 added 16/08/2012 | §5 added 30/10/2014 } §6 added 15/01/2016 | §7 added 14/04/2018 |
§8 added 25/04/2019 | §9 added 24/05/2019 | §10 added 05/02/2021
§8 added 25/04/2019 | §9 added 24/05/2019 | §10 added 05/02/2021
