70.121 Rheumaptera undulata (Scallop Shell)
fw: 16-19mm; Jun-Jul; sallow (Salix spp), bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus); local in damp woodland in England, Wales and S.Scotland
Synonym: Hydria undulata
Synonym: Hydria undulata
ID: unlikely to be mistaken for any other species
§1 Horsey, Norfolk; 14/07/2008; fw 17.0mm
§2 Torver, Cumbria; 13/07/2015; male
§3 Windermere, Cumbria; 16/07/2015; female
§4 New Forest, Hampshire; 15/07/2019; female; fw 15..9mm
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§2 Torver, Cumbria; 13/07/2015; male
§3 Windermere, Cumbria; 16/07/2015; female
§4 New Forest, Hampshire; 15/07/2019; female; fw 15..9mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 29/04/2013 (§1) | §1 removed (worn specimen), §2&3 added 28/03/2016 | §4 added 27/02/2020