73.125 Hydraecia osseola (Marsh Mallow Moth)
fw: 18-20mm (Waring & Townsend); Aug-Oct; Marsh-mallow (Althaea officinalis); RDB – Romney Marsh/Rye around the E.Sussex/Kent border and Medway between Maidstone and Rochester, Kent.
ID: Straw-coloured with obscure markings, the most prominent of which is a blackish smudge in the dorsal ⅓ of the kidney mark
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§1 Burham, Kent; 22/08/2023; male; fw 18.9mm
All images © Chris Lewis
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 24/08/2023 (§1) | dissection images added 22/01/2024