49.174 Phiaris palustrana (Northern Marble)
ws: 13-16mm; May-Jul; mosses; NS-B mainly Scottish Highlands
Synonym: Olethreutes palustrana (BTM)
Synonym: Olethreutes palustrana (BTM)
Phiaris palustrana §1 male
ID: Similar to Phiaris micana but has a narrower forewing with a more acute apex and more sharply defined markings.
Markings vary from yellowish-brown to deep reddish brown, the darker specimens showing more admixture of black.
Male genitalia: Uncus indented in P.palustrana and rounded in P.micana
Markings vary from yellowish-brown to deep reddish brown, the darker specimens showing more admixture of black.
Male genitalia: Uncus indented in P.palustrana and rounded in P.micana
§1 Nethybridge, Perthshire; 14/07/2011; male; fw 7.6mm
§2 Middle Dodd, Cumbria; 15/06/2019; male; fw 6.9mm; netted by day
§3 Great Calva, Cumbria; 24/06/2019; female; fw 6.5mm; netted by day
§4 Loch Rannoch, Perthshire; 14/06/2021; male; fw 7.0mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Middle Dodd, Cumbria; 15/06/2019; male; fw 6.9mm; netted by day
§3 Great Calva, Cumbria; 24/06/2019; female; fw 6.5mm; netted by day
§4 Loch Rannoch, Perthshire; 14/06/2021; male; fw 7.0mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 06/01/2013 (§1) | Genus changed from Olethreutes 24/03/2014 | §2 added 22/01/2020 | §3 added 19/02/2020 |
§4 added 10/10/2021
§4 added 10/10/2021
