63.118 Nymphula nitidulata (Beautiful China-mark)
ws: 20-25mm; Jul-Aug; bur-reeds (Sparganium spp), yellow water-lily (Nuphar lutea); common in aquatic habitats throughout GB except N.Scotland
Synonym: Nymphula stagnata
Synonym: Nymphula stagnata
Nymphula nitidulata §1 male
ID: Smaller and whiter than Elophila nymphaeata and with a clear white terminal region beyond the brown subterminal line
§1 Sutton Fen, Norfolk; 12/08/2009; male; fw 10.2mm
§2 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; male; 23/08/2012
§3 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 18/06/2012; female
§4 New Forest, Hampshire; 19/07/2020; female; fw 10.7mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; male; 23/08/2012
§3 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 18/06/2012; female
§4 New Forest, Hampshire; 19/07/2020; female; fw 10.7mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 13/02/2012 | Specimen §2 added 19/09/2012 | Specimen §3 added 06/11/2012 | Species changed from stagnata 22/03/2014 |
§4 added 31/01/2021
§4 added 31/01/2021
