63.121 Donacaula forficella (Pale water-veneer)
ws: 25-30mm; Jun-Jul; common reed (Phragmites australis), reed sweet-grass (Glyceria maxima), sedges (Carex spp); local in marshes, fens and bogs in England
Donacaula forficella §1 male
ID: D.mucronellus has a sharply demarcated pale costal streak and lacks the dark oblique apical streaks shown by D.forficella. The female is distinguished from Schoenobius gigantella (ws41-46mm) by being smaller, with a more acute apex and a more oblique concave termen. Note that specimen §1 with a ws of ~23.5mm, is smaller than the size range quoted in Goater and that UKmoths gives a size range of 24-32mm.
Dissection
Female genitalia
§1 Surlingham, Norfolk; 24/07/2009; male; fw 11.2mm
§2 Orlestone Forest, Kent; 26/07/2018; female; fw 11.2mm
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§2 Orlestone Forest, Kent; 26/07/2018; female; fw 11.2mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 08/02/2012 | §2 added 28/05/2019
