70.217 Macaria brunneata (Rannoch Looper)
fw: 11-13mm; Jun-Jul, diurnal; bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus);
NS-A in pine and birch woodland with bilberry ground cover in central Scotland,
also a rare migrant mainly to E.coasts.
Macaria brunneata (Rannoch Looper) §3 male
ID: Orange wings with 4 darker cross-lines. Both the intensity of the orange colour and the strength of the cross-lines are quite variable.
Dissection
Male genitalia
§1 Glen Urquart, Inverness-shire; male; 17/07/2012
§2 Glen Urquart, Inverness-shire; male; 17/07/2012
§3 Glen Urquart, Inverness-shire; male; 17/07/2012
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Glen Urquart, Inverness-shire; male; 17/07/2012
§3 Glen Urquart, Inverness-shire; male; 17/07/2012
All images © Chris Lewis
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