70.237 Selenia dentaria (Early Thorn)
fw: 14-23mm; bivoltine Feb-May, Jul-Sep,
univoltine in far north May-Jun; various woody broadleaved plants; common
throughout GB.
Selenia dentaria (Early Thorn) §6 male
ID: At rest holds wings fully raised and
pressed together like a butterfly.
§1 Manifold Valley, Staffordshire; 03/04/2008; male
§2 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 23/07/2008; female
§3 Foulness, Essex; 26/07/2009; male
§4 Galmpton, Devon; 30/07/2010; female
§5 Strumpshaw fen, Norfolk; 18/04/2011; male
§6 Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire; 04/05/2013; male
§7 Wye Valley, Gloucestershire; 07/05/2013; female
§8 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 28/03/2017; male; fw 23.0mm; to light
§9 Cliburn Moss, Cumbria; 22/03/2022; male; fw 21.4mm
§10 Burnbanks, Cumbria; 16/05/2022; female
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 23/07/2008; female
§3 Foulness, Essex; 26/07/2009; male
§4 Galmpton, Devon; 30/07/2010; female
§5 Strumpshaw fen, Norfolk; 18/04/2011; male
§6 Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire; 04/05/2013; male
§7 Wye Valley, Gloucestershire; 07/05/2013; female
§8 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 28/03/2017; male; fw 23.0mm; to light
§9 Cliburn Moss, Cumbria; 22/03/2022; male; fw 21.4mm
§10 Burnbanks, Cumbria; 16/05/2022; female
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 04/03/2014 (§1-7) | §8 added 01/04/2018 | §9 added 09/05/2022 | §10 added 30/08/2022
