70.208 Ligdia adustata (Scorched Carpet)
fw: 12-14mm; bivoltine in south Apr-Jun,
Jul-Sep, univoltine further north Jun-Jul; spindle (Euonymus europaeus); local in England &
Wales
Ligdia adustata (Scorched Carpet) §2 female
ID: Black wing base confluent with black thorax and black (post-)median fascia. Mesoleuca albicillata (Beautiful Carpet) has a similar pattern but is larger and its (post-) median fascia is well-marked only at the costal end.
§1 Foulness, Essex; 11/07/2007
§2 Wye Valley, Gloucestershire; 07/05/2013; female
§3 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 05/07/2013; male; fw 13.0mm
§4 Hadleigh Downs, Essex; 07/04/2017; male; fw 12.1mm
§5 New Forest, Hampshire; 19/07/2020; female; fw 11.6mm
§6 Covert Woods, Kent; 09/05/2022
§7 Covert Woods, Kent; 06/06/2023
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Wye Valley, Gloucestershire; 07/05/2013; female
§3 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 05/07/2013; male; fw 13.0mm
§4 Hadleigh Downs, Essex; 07/04/2017; male; fw 12.1mm
§5 New Forest, Hampshire; 19/07/2020; female; fw 11.6mm
§6 Covert Woods, Kent; 09/05/2022
§7 Covert Woods, Kent; 06/06/2023
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 03/03/2014 (§1-2) | §3 added 30/03/2014 | §4 added 02/04/2018 | §5 added 01/02/2021 | §6 added 06/12/2022 |
§7 added 06/12/2023
§7 added 06/12/2023
