70.126 Horisme vitalbata (Small Waved Umber)
fw: 14-17mm; bivoltine May-Jun, Aug; traveller's joy (Clematis vitalaba); common in open woodland in SC & SE England and East Anglia, less common in SW.England and north to the Midlands.
Horisme vitalbata (Small Waved Umber) §3 male
ID: Not likely to be confused with any other species. H.tersata (Fern) has a similar shape and colouration but the median fascia is much less boldly marked, showing little contrast with the costal portion of the forewing; and the abdomen has a single black line at the posterior margin of S1.
§1 Ham Fen, Kent; 10/08/2010
§2 Foulness, Essex; 05/08/2012; male
§3 St Lawrence, Isle of Wight; 01/06/2014; male; fw 14.9mm
§4 Foulness, Essex; 31/07/2020; male; fw 13.4mm
§5 Foulness, Essex; 14/08/2021; female; fw 14.7mm
§6 Foulness, Essex; 14/08/2021; female; fw 15.2mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Foulness, Essex; 05/08/2012; male
§3 St Lawrence, Isle of Wight; 01/06/2014; male; fw 14.9mm
§4 Foulness, Essex; 31/07/2020; male; fw 13.4mm
§5 Foulness, Essex; 14/08/2021; female; fw 14.7mm
§6 Foulness, Essex; 14/08/2021; female; fw 15.2mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 29/04/2013 (§1-2) | §3 added 29/01/2015 | §4 added 03/02/2021 | §5&6 added 14/12/2021
