73.187 Anchoscelis (Omphaloscelis) litura (Brown-spot Pinion)
fw: 14-17mm (Waring & Townsend), ws: 32-39mm (MBGBI10); Aug-Oct; various herbaceous plants; common in England and Wales, local in S&C.Scotland.
Synonym: Agrochola (Anchoscelis) litura (RES Checklist, 2013)
Synonym: Agrochola (Anchoscelis) litura (RES Checklist, 2013)
Anchoscelis litura (Brown-spot Pinion) §1
ID: Forewing ground colour is typically reddish-brown. Strong black markings are: a basal line, 3 or 4 costal spots the subterminal of which is well-demarcated and strongest, kidney mark. In form rufa-pallida the forewing basal to an angular median cross-line is a paler reddish-brown. Agrochola lychnidis (Beaded Chestnut) has a weak, incomplete basal line, weaker browner costal spots the subterminal of which is a diffuse wedge, narrow, elongate oval and kidney marks, the oval usually being darker than the kidney. See lychnidis vs litura for a direct comparison.
Dissection
Male genitalia
Female genitalia
§1 Sibton Park, Kent; 25/09/2010
§2 Sibton Park, Kent; 25/09/2010; male; fw 14.0mm
§3 Sibton Park, Kent; 26/09/2010; fw 13.3mm
§4 Christon Bank, Northumberland; 13/09/2014; female; fw 16.6mm
§5 Christon Bank, Northumberland; 14/09/2014; female; fw 16.8mm
§6 Christon Bank, Northumberland; 15/09/2014; female; fw 17.4mm
§7 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 14/09/2016; female; fw 16.1mm
§8 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 15/09/2016; male; fw 15.3mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Sibton Park, Kent; 25/09/2010; male; fw 14.0mm
§3 Sibton Park, Kent; 26/09/2010; fw 13.3mm
§4 Christon Bank, Northumberland; 13/09/2014; female; fw 16.6mm
§5 Christon Bank, Northumberland; 14/09/2014; female; fw 16.8mm
§6 Christon Bank, Northumberland; 15/09/2014; female; fw 17.4mm
§7 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 14/09/2016; female; fw 16.1mm
§8 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 15/09/2016; male; fw 15.3mm
All images © Chris Lewis
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