49.183 Lobesia abscisana (Smoky-barred Marble)
ws: 10-13mm; bivoltine May-Jun, Jul-Aug; creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense); fairly common in S&SE England, more local elsewhere in England and Wales
Lobesia abscisana §1
ID: Characterised by the brown markings. There is some variation in extent of grey suffusion of the white ground colour. Piniphila bifasciana is somewhat similar but it has a pale ochreous subterminal area rather than the well-developed brown subterminal fascia of L.abscisana. The white band of ground colour between basal patch and median fascia is also much narrower in L.abscisana than in P.bifasciana
Dissection
Male genitalia
Female genitalia
§1 Foulness, Essex; 01/07/2007; fw 6.2mm
§2 Foulness, Essex; 20/07/2008
§3 Foulness, Essex; 04/07/2010
§4 Ham Fen, Kent; 16/07/2010; male; fw 6.0mm
§5 Foulness, Essex; 04/09/2011; fw 5.9mm
§6 Foulness, Essex; 04/07/2010
§7 Foulness, Essex; 02/09/2012; male
§8 Foulness, Essex; 05/08/2012; male
§9 Foulness, Essex; 26/08/2017; fw 5.4mm; to light
§10 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 04/07/2018; fw 6.2mm
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§2 Foulness, Essex; 20/07/2008
§3 Foulness, Essex; 04/07/2010
§4 Ham Fen, Kent; 16/07/2010; male; fw 6.0mm
§5 Foulness, Essex; 04/09/2011; fw 5.9mm
§6 Foulness, Essex; 04/07/2010
§7 Foulness, Essex; 02/09/2012; male
§8 Foulness, Essex; 05/08/2012; male
§9 Foulness, Essex; 26/08/2017; fw 5.4mm; to light
§10 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 04/07/2018; fw 6.2mm
All images © Chris Lewis
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