49.173 Phiaris micana (Olive Marble)
ws: 13-18mm (BTM), fw: 6.0-8.5mm (Sterling & Parsons); Jul-Aug; lfp unknown; NS-B; local throughout GB
Synonym: Olethreutes olivana (BTM)
Synonym: Olethreutes olivana (BTM)
Phiaris micana §1 male
ID: Similar to P.palustrana which averages smaller, has a narrower forewing with a more acute apex and may be best distinguished by the broad silvery antemedian line which is single in P.micana and doubled (broader and divided by a dark line) in P.palustrana.
Male genitalia: I'm not sure this can be reliably distinguished from P.palustrana
Male genitalia: I'm not sure this can be reliably distinguished from P.palustrana
§1 Buttermere, Cumbria; 24/06/2014; male; fw 8.3mm
§2 Upton Fen, Norfolk; 11/06/2015; male; fw 8.8mm; netted by day
§2 Upton Fen, Norfolk; 11/06/2015; male; fw 8.8mm; netted by day
Page published 16/07/2014 (§1) | §2 added 04/02/2016
