73.139 Lenisa geminipuncta (Twin-spotted Wainscot)
fw: 11-16mm (Waring & Townsend), ws: 28-37mm (MBGBI10); Aug-Sep; common reed (Phragmites australis); local in reedbeds in S&E.England and S.Wales.
Synonym: Archanara geminipuncta (MBGBI10, Waring & Townsend)
Synonym: Archanara geminipuncta (MBGBI10, Waring & Townsend)
Lenisa geminipuncta (Twin-spotted Wainscot) §8 female
ID: Forewing shorter and more rounded at apex in male than female; ground colour ranges from light brown to blackish; kidney mark usually divided into two dark spots one or both of which may have a white centre. Antenna bisetose in both sexes, more finely so in female.
§1 Sutton Fen, Norfolk; 11/08/2009; male; fw 13.2mm
§2 Sutton Fen, Norfolk; 11/08/2009; male; fw 13.0mm
§3 Sutton Fen, Norfolk; 11/08/2009; female; fw 16.2mm
§4 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 22/08/2012; female
§5 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 22/08/2012; female
§6 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 21/08/2012; female
§7 Foulness, Essex; 19/07/2014; male; fw 12.1mm
§8 Foulness, Essex; 26/07/2014; female; fw 14.7mm
§9 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 02/08/2018; female; fw 13.4mm
§10 Foulness, Essex; 31/07/2020; female; fw 13.5mm
§11 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 18/07/2022; female; fw 14.3mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Sutton Fen, Norfolk; 11/08/2009; male; fw 13.0mm
§3 Sutton Fen, Norfolk; 11/08/2009; female; fw 16.2mm
§4 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 22/08/2012; female
§5 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 22/08/2012; female
§6 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 21/08/2012; female
§7 Foulness, Essex; 19/07/2014; male; fw 12.1mm
§8 Foulness, Essex; 26/07/2014; female; fw 14.7mm
§9 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 02/08/2018; female; fw 13.4mm
§10 Foulness, Essex; 31/07/2020; female; fw 13.5mm
§11 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 18/07/2022; female; fw 14.3mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 08/03/2016 (§1-8) | §9 added 17/02/2019 | §10 added 03/2/2021 | §11 added 19/12/2022
