73.233 Aporophyla (Phylapora) nigra (Black Rustic)
fw: 17-21mm (Waring & Townsend), ws: 40-46mm (MBGBI10); Sep-Oct; various woody and herbaceous plants; common throughout most of GB
Aporophyla nigra (Black Rustic) §2 male
ID: Forewing ground colour glossy black with whitish distal margin to kidney mark. Hindwing in male white with narrow dark margins, in female greyish-fuscous, paler towards base. Antennae fasciculate in male, ciliate in female.
A.lutulenta (Deep-brown Dart) and A.lueneburgensis (Northern Deep-brown Dart) are similar; they are smaller (fw 15-18mm), browner, usually lack the white distal edge to the kidney mark and the male antenna is bipectinate.
A.lutulenta (Deep-brown Dart) and A.lueneburgensis (Northern Deep-brown Dart) are similar; they are smaller (fw 15-18mm), browner, usually lack the white distal edge to the kidney mark and the male antenna is bipectinate.
§1 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 21/09/2008; male; fw 19.6mm
§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 13/09/2009; male; fw 21.8mm
§3 Foulness, Essex; 10/09/2011; male; fw 19.8mm
§4 Arrochar, Argyll; 05/09/2014; female
§5 Foulness, Essex; 03/10/2015; female; fw 19.0mm
§6 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 15/10/2018; male; 17.4mm; to light
§7 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 15/10/2018; female; 19.3mm; to light
§8 ??; male
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 13/09/2009; male; fw 21.8mm
§3 Foulness, Essex; 10/09/2011; male; fw 19.8mm
§4 Arrochar, Argyll; 05/09/2014; female
§5 Foulness, Essex; 03/10/2015; female; fw 19.0mm
§6 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 15/10/2018; male; 17.4mm; to light
§7 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 15/10/2018; female; 19.3mm; to light
§8 ??; male
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 14/06/2016 (§1-5) | §6&7 added 18/11/2018 | §8 added 20/01/2023
