70.111 Asthena albulata (Small White Wave)
fw: 9-11mm; May-Jul, sometimes bivoltine in
south Aug-Sep; hazel (Corylus avellana), hornbeam (Carpinus betulus), Birches (Betula spp), wild roses (Rosa spp); common in broadleaved woodland in England and Wales, less common in
S.Scotland.
ID: small size; pure white ground colour; wavy cross-lines.
§1 Hockley Woods, Essex; 06/06/2008
§2 Hockley Woods, Essex; 05/05/2014; male; fw 9.8mm
§3 Hockley Woods, Essex; 05/05/2014; male; fw 10.0mm
§4 Pound Wood, Essex; 23/05/2019; male; 9.6mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Hockley Woods, Essex; 05/05/2014; male; fw 9.8mm
§3 Hockley Woods, Essex; 05/05/2014; male; fw 10.0mm
§4 Pound Wood, Essex; 23/05/2019; male; 9.6mm
All images © Chris Lewis
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