70.222 Petrophora chlorosata (Brown Silver-line)
fw: 15-18mm; Apr-Jun; bracken (Pteridium aquilinum); common in England, Wales and most of Scotland
Synonym: Lithina petraria (Pierce, 1914)
Synonym: Lithina petraria (Pierce, 1914)
Petrophora chlorosata (Brown Silver-line §2
ID: Forewing covers hindwing at rest. Forewing with light brown ground colour; narrow antemedian darker brown cross-line, fading before reaching costa, narrowly edged silver distally at its dorsal end; broader postmedian darker brown cross-line, fading before reaching costa, distinctly edged silver distally; a central spot between these two lines; a faint silver sub-terminal line.
§1 Thursley Common, Surrey; 16/06/2008
§2 New Forest, Hampshire; 28/05/2010
§3 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 09/05/2014; male; fw 15.9mm
§4 Struy, Inverness-shire; 04/05/2016; male; fw 16.8mm
§5 Thetford Forest, Suffolk; 11/06/2020; male; fw 15.4mm
§6 Stour Wood, Essex; 26/05/2022; male; fw 15.5mm
§7 Stour Wood, Essex; 26/05/2022; female; fw 16.8mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 New Forest, Hampshire; 28/05/2010
§3 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 09/05/2014; male; fw 15.9mm
§4 Struy, Inverness-shire; 04/05/2016; male; fw 16.8mm
§5 Thetford Forest, Suffolk; 11/06/2020; male; fw 15.4mm
§6 Stour Wood, Essex; 26/05/2022; male; fw 15.5mm
§7 Stour Wood, Essex; 26/05/2022; female; fw 16.8mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 03/03/2014 (§1-2) | §3 added 04/02/2015 | §4 added 25/06/2017 | §5 added 23/06/2020 | §6&7 added 04/09/2022
