70.112 Euchoeca nebulata (Dingy Shell)
fw: 9-12mm; May-Aug; alder (Alnus glutinosa); local in damp
woodland in England, Wales and S.Scotland.
Euchoeca nebulata (Dingy Shell) §2 male
ID: Rests with wings closed (upper surfaces of forewings pressed together, like a butterfly); chequered fringes. Similar to Hydrelia flammeolaria (Small Yellow Wave) which rests with wings open and has simple fringes.
§1 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 08/06/2008; male
§2 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 29/05/2012; male
§3 New Forest, Hampshire; 14/07/2019; female; fw 10.3mm
§4 Covert Woods, Kent; 24/07/2022; male; fw 10.2mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 29/05/2012; male
§3 New Forest, Hampshire; 14/07/2019; female; fw 10.3mm
§4 Covert Woods, Kent; 24/07/2022; male; fw 10.2mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 02/03/2014 (§1-2) | §3 added 26/02/2020 | §4 added 21/12/2022
