70.198 Lobophora halterata (Seraphim)
fw 12-15mm; May-Jun; aspen, black poplar (Populus tremula/nigra); local in broadleaved woodland in S.England, E.Wales, C.Scotland
Lobophora halterata (Seraphim) §1 female
ID: Quite variably marked; best distinguished from its allies (especially Trichopteryx carpinata (Early Tooth-striped)) by its dark grey-brown subbasal fascia.
§1 Chobham Common, Surrey; 23/05/2017; female; fw 12.5mm
§2 New Forest, Hampshire; 15/05/2018; male; fw 11.6mm
§3 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 08/05/2018; male; fw 12.6mm
§4 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 08/05/2018; female
§5 Pound Wood, Essex; 20/05/2020
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 New Forest, Hampshire; 15/05/2018; male; fw 11.6mm
§3 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 08/05/2018; male; fw 12.6mm
§4 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 08/05/2018; female
§5 Pound Wood, Essex; 20/05/2020
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 25/05/2017 (§1) | dissection images added 10/12/2017 | §2 added 26/02/2019 | §3&4 added 06/03/2019 | §5 added 20/05/2020
