73.182 Cirrhia icteritia (Sallow)
fw: 14-17mm (Waring & Townsend), ws: 34-38mm (MBGBI10); Sep-Oct in south, Aug-Sep in north; sallows (Salix spp), poplars (Populus spp); common throughout GB.
Synonym: Xanthia icteritia (MBGBI10, Waring & Townsend)
Synonym: Xanthia icteritia (MBGBI10, Waring & Townsend)
Cirrhia icteritia (Sallow) §1 male
ID: Forewing apex slightly hooked. Forewing ground colour pale yellow and may be almost completely unmarked; usually dorsal half of an otherwise obscure kidney mark is reddish-brown. Other reddish-brown markings are variable but may include: a blotchy shading to an obscure subbasal line; a faint antemedian line; an irregular diffuse median fascia between median and postmedian lines; a subterminal costal blotch; a dotted subterminal line and a faintly outlined oval. More heavily marked forms can be similar to Xanthia togata (Pink-barred Sallow), but the latter can be readily distinguished by its deep purplish-pink patagia (collar).
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§1 Loch Rannoch, Perthshire; 23/08/2008; male; fw 16.3mm
§2 Loch Rannoch, Perthshire; 24/08/2008; fw 16.0mm §3 Foulness, Esssex; 19/09/2009; male §4 Foulness, Esssex; 15/09/2012; female §5 Foulness, Esssex; 15/09/2012; male §6 Dornie, Wester Ross; 10/09/2014; female; fw 15.2mm §7 Dalmunzie (Glenshee), Perthshire; 30/08/2016; female; fw 15.5mm §8 Dalmunzie (Glenshee), Perthshire; 30/08/2016; to light §9 Dalmunzie (Glenshee), Perthshire; 30/08/2016; to light All images © Chris Lewis |
§10 Foulness, Essex; 12/09/2020; male; fw 14.3mm
§11 Foulness, Essex; 12/09/2020; male; fw 12.6mm |
Page published 30/05/2016 (§1-6) | §7-9 added 04/01/2017 | §10&11 added 24/12/2020
