70.200 Acasis viretata (Yellow-barred Brindle)
fw: 10-14mm; bivoltine in south May-Jun,
Jul-Sep, univoltine in north May-Jun; holly (Ilex aquifolium), ivy (Hedera helix), wild privet (Ligustrum vulgare), dogwood (Cornus sanguinea), guelder-rose (Viburnum opulus), hawthorn (Crataegus spp); local mainly in southern half of England and Wales.
ID: Green when fresh, fades to yellow-green; usually shows a dark median fascia.
§1 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 25/04/2007
§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 25/04/2011
§3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 10/05/2013; male
§4 Carrbridge, Inverness-shire; 25/05/2015; female; fw 13.1mm; to light
§5 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 11/08/2020; female; fw 11.6mm
§6 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly; 25/09/2023; male; fw 12.4mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 25/04/2011
§3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 10/05/2013; male
§4 Carrbridge, Inverness-shire; 25/05/2015; female; fw 13.1mm; to light
§5 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 11/08/2020; female; fw 11.6mm
§6 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly; 25/09/2023; male; fw 12.4mm
All images © Chris Lewis
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