49.133 Thyraylia nana (Birch Straw)
ws: 9-13mm, fw: 4.0-7.5mm (Sterling & Parsons); Jun; birch (Betula spp); common in birch woodland throughout GB
Synonym: Cochylis nana
Synonym: Cochylis nana
Thyraylia nana §1 male
ID: Head whitish; thorax dark grey. Forewing ground colour whitish suffused ochreous; markings dark grey mixed with black and with a sprinkling of ferruginous scales - median fascia broad with irregular margins, poorly demarcated basal fascia, these two fasciae often confluent along the costa, pre-apical spot extended as a diffuse stria towards the tornus.
§1 Winterton, Norfolk; 11/06/2015; male; fw 5.7mm; to light
§2 Winterton, Norfolk; 11/06/2015; male; fw 5.7mm; to light
§3 Foulden Common, Norfolk; 06/06/2016; male; fw 4.5mm
§4 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 16/05/2017; male; fw 5.5mm
§5 Cliburn Moss, Cumbria; 24/06/2019; female; fw 4.5mm
§6 Pound Wood, Essex; 30/06/2019; female; fw 5.0mm; to light
§7 Pound Wood, Essex; 20/05/2020
§8 Loch Naver, Sutherland; 22/06/2021
§9 Stour Wood, Essex; 26/05/2022
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Winterton, Norfolk; 11/06/2015; male; fw 5.7mm; to light
§3 Foulden Common, Norfolk; 06/06/2016; male; fw 4.5mm
§4 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 16/05/2017; male; fw 5.5mm
§5 Cliburn Moss, Cumbria; 24/06/2019; female; fw 4.5mm
§6 Pound Wood, Essex; 30/06/2019; female; fw 5.0mm; to light
§7 Pound Wood, Essex; 20/05/2020
§8 Loch Naver, Sutherland; 22/06/2021
§9 Stour Wood, Essex; 26/05/2022
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 02/09/2015 (§1-2) | §3 added 04/06/2017 | §4 added 03/04/2018 | §5 added 17/02/2020 | §6 added 20/02/2020 |
§7 added 18/01/2021 | §8 added 13/10/2021 | §9 added 08/12/2022
§7 added 18/01/2021 | §8 added 13/10/2021 | §9 added 08/12/2022
