49.153 Apotomis sauciana (Least Marble)
ws: 14-17mm (BTM), fw 6.5-8mm (Sterling & Parsons); Jun-Aug; bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi);
ssp A.s.sauciana: local in wood and moor in England and Wales; ssp A.s.grevillana in Scottish Highlands at 650-950m
ssp A.s.sauciana: local in wood and moor in England and Wales; ssp A.s.grevillana in Scottish Highlands at 650-950m
Apotomis sauciana §1 male
ID: Smaller than all other Apotomis species
§1 Sgor Gaibhre (Corrour), Perthshire; 18/06/2021; male; fw 6.6mm; ssp grevillana; netted by day
§2 Loch Rannoch, Perthshire; 16/06/2021; male; fw 7.3mm; ssp grevillana; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Loch Rannoch, Perthshire; 16/06/2021; male; fw 7.3mm; ssp grevillana; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 08/09/2021 (§1) | §2 added 14/09/2021
