70.115 Venusia cambrica (Welsh Wave)
fw: 13-15mm; Jun-Aug; rowan (Sorbus aucuparia); local on
moorland in Devon, upland areas in Wales and N.England and at low to middle
altitudes in Scotland.
Venusia cambrica (Welsh Wave) §1 male
ID: Characterised by a pair of blackish spikes projecting from the centre of the post-median cross-line. Ground colour is usually whitish-grey, but in form bradyi it is dark grey and most of the markings are obscured. Hydrelia sylvata (Waved Carpet) is similar to the typical form but its cross-lines are less distinct and lack the pair of spikes.
§1 Kinlochleven, Argyll; 02/07/2011; male; fw 13.8mm
§2 Kinlochleven, Argyll; 03/07/2011; male
§3 Leworthy, Devon; 26/07/2021; male; fw 13.5mm
§4 Eskadale, Inverness-shire; 25/06/2022; male
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§2 Kinlochleven, Argyll; 03/07/2011; male
§3 Leworthy, Devon; 26/07/2021; male; fw 13.5mm
§4 Eskadale, Inverness-shire; 25/06/2022; male
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 02/03/2014 (§1&2) | §3 added 23/08/2021 | §4 added 11/12/2022
