70.143 Pasiphila chloerata (Sloe Pug)
fw: 9-10mm; May-Jul; blackthorn (Prunus spinosa); common in England
ID: Faintly green when fresh. Readily distinguished from P.rectangulata (Green Pug) by the pinky-brown dorsum to the first 3 abdominal segments; P.rectangulata has a black band on the 2nd and basal half of the 3rd segment.
Dissection
Male genitalia
§1 St Lawrence, Isle of Wight; 31/05/2014; male; fw 9.8mm
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