70.131 Mesotype didymata (Twin-spot Carpet)
fw: 11-15mm; Jun-Aug; a wide range of plants; most common in moorland; ssp didymata is common in the north and west but occurs throughout GB except Shetland; ssp hethlandica occurs on Shetland.
Mesotype didymata didymata (Twin-spot Carpet) §6 male
ID: Males have a darker greyer ground colour than females; ssp hethlandica is browner. May be somewhat similar to Nebula salicata (Striped Twin-spot Carpet) which, despite its English name, lacks the 'twin-spots' shown by P.didymata at the centre of the subterminal fascia
Dissection
Male genitalia
Female genitalia
§1 Horsey, Norfolk; 14/07/2008; male; fw 12.2mm
§2 Abernethy Forest, Perthshire; 13/07/2011; female; fw 11.0mm
§3 Warton Crags, Lancashire; 25/07/2013; male
§4 Dalmunzie (Glenshee), Perthshire; 28/08/2016; female; fw 10.8mm; to light
§5 Dalmunzie (Glenshee), Perthshire; 28/08/2016; male; fw 13.6mm; to light
§6 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 14/08/2017; male
§7 High Stile, Cumbria; 29/07/2019; female
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Abernethy Forest, Perthshire; 13/07/2011; female; fw 11.0mm
§3 Warton Crags, Lancashire; 25/07/2013; male
§4 Dalmunzie (Glenshee), Perthshire; 28/08/2016; female; fw 10.8mm; to light
§5 Dalmunzie (Glenshee), Perthshire; 28/08/2016; male; fw 13.6mm; to light
§6 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 14/08/2017; male
§7 High Stile, Cumbria; 29/07/2019; female
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 02/07/2013 (§1-2) | §3 added 10/12/2013 | Genus changed from Perizoma 07/03/2014 | §4&5 added 04/01/2017 |
§6 added 18/04/2018 | §7 added 18/10/2019
§6 added 18/04/2018 | §7 added 18/10/2019
