73.123 Hydraecia micacea (Rosy Rustic)
ws: 32-50mm (MBGBI10), fw: 14-21mm (Waring & Townsend); (Jul) Aug-Oct (Nov); various herbaceous plants; common throughout GB.
Hydraecia micacea (Rosy Rustic) §5 male
ID: Forewing pinkish-brown, variable in shade and intensity of pink; antemedian and postmedian lines delimit a diffuse median fascia that becomes darker towards and is sharply bordered by the postmedian line – which is diagonal with a subcostal angulation. H.petasitis (Butterbur) is somewhat similar but averages larger (fw: 19-23mm), brown without any pinkish colour and has a subterminal line with a central ‘W’.
§1 Eskdale, Cumbria; 24/08/2007
§2 Rannoch, Perthshire; 23/08/2008; fw 16.4mm
§3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 13/08/2010
§4 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 25/09/2012; male
§5 Kintail, Wester Ross; 07/09/2014; male
§6 Foulness, Essex; 03/10/2015; male; fw 16.0mm
§7 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 09/10/2016; male
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Rannoch, Perthshire; 23/08/2008; fw 16.4mm
§3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 13/08/2010
§4 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 25/09/2012; male
§5 Kintail, Wester Ross; 07/09/2014; male
§6 Foulness, Essex; 03/10/2015; male; fw 16.0mm
§7 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 09/10/2016; male
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 27/02/2016 (§1-5) | §6 added 02/04/2016 | §7 added 24/06/2017
