70.207 Lomaspilis marginata (Clouded Border)
fw: 11-14mm; May-Jul, sometimes bivoltine
Aug-Oct; aspen / poplars (Populus spp), sallows, willows (Salix spp); common
throughout GB.
ID: Irregular dark-brown border of variable extent on both forewing and hindwing; dark-brown median fascia of variable extent, often only a costal spot.
§1 Foulness, Essex; 29/06/2008
§2 Newgale, Pembrokeshire; 14/05/2011
§3 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 09/05/2014; male; fw 12.0mm
§4 Mull; 21/06/2018; female; fw 10.5mm
§5 Strumpshaw Fen Norfolk; 06/07/2018
§6 Stour Wood, Essex; 26/05/2022; male; fw 13.4mm
§7 Stour Wood, Essex; 26/05/2022; male; fw 12.1mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Newgale, Pembrokeshire; 14/05/2011
§3 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 09/05/2014; male; fw 12.0mm
§4 Mull; 21/06/2018; female; fw 10.5mm
§5 Strumpshaw Fen Norfolk; 06/07/2018
§6 Stour Wood, Essex; 26/05/2022; male; fw 13.4mm
§7 Stour Wood, Essex; 26/05/2022; male; fw 12.1mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 03/03/2014 (§1&2) | §3 added 04/02/2015 | §4 added 20/04/2019 | §5 added 03/05/2019 | §6&7 added 04/09/2022