73.175 Oligia versicolor (Rufous Minor)
fw: 11-12mm; Jun-Jul; presumed to be grasses (Poaceae); local in England, Wales and S.Scotland.
Oligia versicolor (Rufous Minor) §2 male
ID: See Oligia. Very variable and cannot be reliably separated from O.strigilis (Marbled Minor) or O.latruncula (Tawny Marbled Minor) without genital dissection. Well-marked specimens with pale brown oval and kidney marks are likely to be O.versicolor.
Male genitalia: harpe - long and curved; pollex - long and slender; harpe slightly shorter than pollex
Female genitalia: without a distinct constriction between antrum and ductus bursae; large sclerotised area of corpus bursae
Male genitalia: harpe - long and curved; pollex - long and slender; harpe slightly shorter than pollex
Female genitalia: without a distinct constriction between antrum and ductus bursae; large sclerotised area of corpus bursae
§1 Cyffdy Farm, Gwynedd; 20/06/2010; male; fw 12.8mm
§2 Cyffdy Farm, Gwynedd; 20/06/2010; male
§3 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 12/06/2013; male; fw 11.4mm
§4 Romansleigh, Devon; 28/06/2016; male; fw 11.7mm; to light
§5 Inveruglas, Inverness-shire; 31/07/2023; male; fw 11.3mm
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§2 Cyffdy Farm, Gwynedd; 20/06/2010; male
§3 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 12/06/2013; male; fw 11.4mm
§4 Romansleigh, Devon; 28/06/2016; male; fw 11.7mm; to light
§5 Inveruglas, Inverness-shire; 31/07/2023; male; fw 11.3mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 16/04/2016 (§1-3) | §4 added 07/04/2017 | §5 added 20/12/2023
