73.228 Antitype chi (Grey Chi)
fw: 15-19mm (Waring & Towsend), ws: 38-42mm (MBGBI10); Aug-Sep; docks/sorrels (Rumex spp); common in moorland and upland grassland in the Midlands, N.England, Wales & Scotland.
Formerly placed in Subfamily: Cuculliinae
Formerly placed in Subfamily: Cuculliinae
Antitype chi (Grey Chi) §1
ID: Forewing ground colour variable but a shade of grey. Characterised by a middorsal black mark, usually shaped like the Greek letter 'chi'.
§1 Patterdale, Cumbria; 16/08/2008; fw 16.9mm
§2 Dornie, Wester Ross; 07/09/2014
§3 Dornie, Wester Ross; 08/09/2014; female; fw 15.8mm
§4 Dornie, Wester Ross; 12/09/2014; male; fw 16.0mm
§5 Dornie, Wester Ross; 12/09/2014; male; fw 16.0mm
§6 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 15/09/2016; male; fw 16.1mm
§7 Rhue, Ross & Cromarty; 01/09/2024; male; fw 15.7mm
§8 Rhue, Ross & Cromarty; 01/09/2024; male; fw 15.8mm
§9 Cromdale, Moray; 27/08/2024; female; fw 17.1mm
§10 ?Cromdale, Moray; 27/08/2024; female; fw 17.6mm
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§2 Dornie, Wester Ross; 07/09/2014
§3 Dornie, Wester Ross; 08/09/2014; female; fw 15.8mm
§4 Dornie, Wester Ross; 12/09/2014; male; fw 16.0mm
§5 Dornie, Wester Ross; 12/09/2014; male; fw 16.0mm
§6 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 15/09/2016; male; fw 16.1mm
§7 Rhue, Ross & Cromarty; 01/09/2024; male; fw 15.7mm
§8 Rhue, Ross & Cromarty; 01/09/2024; male; fw 15.8mm
§9 Cromdale, Moray; 27/08/2024; female; fw 17.1mm
§10 ?Cromdale, Moray; 27/08/2024; female; fw 17.6mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 13/06/2016 (§1-5) | §6 added 04/06/2017 | §7-10 added 18/10/2024
