70.119 Philereme transversata (Dark Umber)
fw: 17-20mm; Jul-Aug; buckthorn (Rhamnus catharticus); local in England and Wales
Philereme transversata (Dark Umber) §1 male
ID: P.vetulata (Brown Scallop) is similar but smaller (fw 13-16mm), paler and lacks a dark median fascia.
§1 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 23/07/2008; male; fw 19.5mm
§2 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 28/07/2012; male; fw 19.5mm
§3 Foulden Common, Norfolk; 29/06/2017; female; fw 18.3mm; to light
§4 Heydon, Cambridgeshire; 26/06/2024; male; fw 18.0mm
§5 Heydon, Cambridgeshire; 26/06/2024; male; fw 17.5mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 28/07/2012; male; fw 19.5mm
§3 Foulden Common, Norfolk; 29/06/2017; female; fw 18.3mm; to light
§4 Heydon, Cambridgeshire; 26/06/2024; male; fw 18.0mm
§5 Heydon, Cambridgeshire; 26/06/2024; male; fw 17.5mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 20/05/2013 (§1-2) | §3 added 06/10/2017 | §4&5 added 06/10/2024
