70.129 Anticollix sparsata (Dentated Pug)
fw: 11-13mm; Jun-Jul; yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris); NS-A in wet woodland in England
Anticollix sparsata (Dentated Pug) §1
ID: Identified from the scalloped hindwing margin and size. Other species with a scalloped hindwing margin are larger. Philereme vetulata (Brown Scallop) is closest in size (fw 13-16mm) - it has a more evenly scalloped hindwing margin and a much less distinct central forewing spot.
§1 Sutton Fen, Norfolk; 05/06/2009; fw 11.5mm
§2 Sutton Fen, Norfolk; 19/06/2012; female; fw 11.5mm
§3 Surlingham, Norfolk; 07/07/2018; female; fw 10.3mm
§4 Sutton Fen, Norfolk; 11/07/2022; male; fw 12.1mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Sutton Fen, Norfolk; 19/06/2012; female; fw 11.5mm
§3 Surlingham, Norfolk; 07/07/2018; female; fw 10.3mm
§4 Sutton Fen, Norfolk; 11/07/2022; male; fw 12.1mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 30/04/2013 (§1-2) | §3 added 15/05/2019 | §4 added 17/12/2022
