49.199 Eucosmomorpha albersana (Honeysuckle Beauty)
ws: 13-15mm (MBGBI5.2), fw: 6-7mm (Sterling & Parsons); May-Jun; honeysuckle (Lonicera spp); NS-B open woodland in S.England
Eucosmomorpha albersana §1 male
ID: A silvery metallic stria running from the tornus to the costa at ~2/3 demarcates a distal area (~1/3) of orange yellow from a proximal area (~2/3) which is largely orange-brown. The proximal area becomes more orange-yellow at the base and shows a hint of a paler median fascia which is strigulate at the costa. The distal area shows 4 pale yellow costal strigulae which become metallic silvery a short distance from the costa and a weak ocellus of 2 or 3 black streaks.
Dissection
Male genitalia
Female genitalia
§1 Cranwich Heath, Norfolk; 15/05/2017; male; fw 7.1mm; to light
§2 Cranwich Heath, Norfolk; 15/05/2017; female; fw 6.9mm; to light
§3 Cranwich Heath, Norfolk; 15/05/2017; male; fw 7.0mm; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Cranwich Heath, Norfolk; 15/05/2017; female; fw 6.9mm; to light
§3 Cranwich Heath, Norfolk; 15/05/2017; male; fw 7.0mm; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 17/05/2017 (§1) | §2&3 and dissection images of §1 added 27/09/2017
