70.128 Melanthia procellata (Pretty Chalk Carpet)
fw: 16-18mm; Jun-Aug; travellers joy (Clematis vitalba); common on calcareous soils in SE England, more local in the rest of S.England
Melanthia procellata (Pretty Chalk Carpet) §4 female
ID: Unlikely to be confused with any other species.
§1 Ham Fen, Kent; 16/07/2010; female; fw 17.0mm
§2 Ham Fen, Kent; 10/08/2010; male; fw 15.0mm
§3 St Lawrence, Isle of Wight; 31/05/2014; male; fw 15.6mm
§4 Covert Woods, Kent; 09/05/2022; female; fw 17.3mm
§5 Covert Woods, Kent; 09/05/2022; female; fw 18.0mm
§6 Cornwall; 23/08/2023; male; specimen provided by Mick Scott
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Ham Fen, Kent; 10/08/2010; male; fw 15.0mm
§3 St Lawrence, Isle of Wight; 31/05/2014; male; fw 15.6mm
§4 Covert Woods, Kent; 09/05/2022; female; fw 17.3mm
§5 Covert Woods, Kent; 09/05/2022; female; fw 18.0mm
§6 Cornwall; 23/08/2023; male; specimen provided by Mick Scott
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 29/04/2013 (§1-2) | §3 added 20/01/2015 | §4&5 added 10/08/2022 | §6 added 01/12/2023
