73.225 Dryobotodes eremita (Brindled Green)
fw 15-17mm; Aug-Oct; pedunculate oak (Quercus robur); common in broadleaved woodland in S.England and Wales, local in N.England and Scotland.
Formerly placed in Subfamily: Cuculliinae
Formerly placed in Subfamily: Cuculliinae
Dryobotodes eremita (Brindled Green) §4 male
ID: Ground colour varies from pale green to blackish green and has a variable degree of rosy-brown suffusion. Crosslines whitish with a variable dark edging; oval usually paler than kidney and often a pale blotch immediately dorsal to the oval mark.
§1 Titchwell, Norfolk; 21/09/2007
§2 Loch Rannoch, Perthshire; 26/08/2008; female; fw 15.3mm
§3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 13/09/2009; female; fw 16.2mm
§4 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 08/09/2011; male; fw 14.6mm
§5 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 15/09/2016; male; fw 15.3mm
§6 Pound Wood, Essex; 15/09/2020; female; fw 16.6mm
§7 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 13/10/2021
§8 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 13/10/2021
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Loch Rannoch, Perthshire; 26/08/2008; female; fw 15.3mm
§3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 13/09/2009; female; fw 16.2mm
§4 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 08/09/2011; male; fw 14.6mm
§5 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 15/09/2016; male; fw 15.3mm
§6 Pound Wood, Essex; 15/09/2020; female; fw 16.6mm
§7 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 13/10/2021
§8 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 13/10/2021
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 13/06/2016 (§1-4) | §5 added 04/06/2017 | §6 added 04/10/2020 | §7&8 added 06/01/2022
