73.188 Anchoscelis (Omphaloscelis) helvola (Flounced Chestnut)
fw: 16-18mm (Waring & Townsend); Sep-Oct; broadleaved trees; common in S.England and Wales, local in N.England and S.Scotland
Synonym: Agrochola (Anchoscelis) helvola (RES Checklist, 2013)
Synonym: Agrochola (Anchoscelis) helvola (RES Checklist, 2013)
Anchoscelis helvola (Flounced Chestnut) §6 male
ID: Forewing reddish brown with darker subbasal and subterminal fascia and a narrow angulate median fascia; kidney and oval marks broad, a shade paler than the ground colour with the dorsal half of the kidney mark dark brown and coinciding with the angle of the median fascia.
§1 Arrochar, Argyll; 15/09/2017; male; to light
§2 Arrochar, Argyll; 15/09/2017; male; to light
§3 Arrochar, Argyll; 15/09/2017; male; fw 15.3mm; to light
§4 Arrochar, Argyll; 15/09/2017; male; fw 15.0mm; to light
§5 Cliburn Moss, Cumbria; 18/09/2019; female; fw 14.9mm; to light
§6 Cliburn Moss, Cumbria; 18/09/2019; male; fw 15.3mm; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Arrochar, Argyll; 15/09/2017; male; to light
§3 Arrochar, Argyll; 15/09/2017; male; fw 15.3mm; to light
§4 Arrochar, Argyll; 15/09/2017; male; fw 15.0mm; to light
§5 Cliburn Moss, Cumbria; 18/09/2019; female; fw 14.9mm; to light
§6 Cliburn Moss, Cumbria; 18/09/2019; male; fw 15.3mm; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 17/09/2017 (§1-4); dissection images added 31/12/2017 | §5&6 added 15/12/2019
