70.240 Odontopera bidentata (Scalloped Hazel)
fw: 20-24mm; May-Jun; various broadleaved
trees and conifers; common throughout GB
Odontopera bidentata (Scalloped Hazel) §3 male
ID: Varies in colour from whitish to
deep-brown. Triangular resting shape, broad median fascia with a central spot,
scalloped forewing termen – these features are all shared with Crocalis
elinguaria (Scalloped Oak) and Colotois pennaria (Feathered Thorn), though both
these species have has a much less obviously scalloped termen. C.elinguaria usually
has a yellow ground colour with the median fascia more contrastingly dark and a
later flight season (Jul-Aug) though there is some overlap in late Jun. Male
C.pennaria has feathered antennae, both sexes often have a white spot near the
apex and its flight season is Sep-Oct.
§1 Rayleigh, Essex;14/05/2007
§2 Newgale, Pembrokeshire; 15/05/2011
§3 Newgale, Pembrokeshire; 15/05/2011; male
§4 Newgale, Pembrokeshire; 15/05/2011
§5 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 09/06/2013; male
§6 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 10/06/2013; male; fw 22.6mm
§7 New Forest, Hampshire; 15/05/2018; male; fw 23.4mm
§8 Loch Rannoch, Perthshire; 15/06/2021; male
§9 Loch Naver, Sutherland;??/06/2021; female
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Newgale, Pembrokeshire; 15/05/2011
§3 Newgale, Pembrokeshire; 15/05/2011; male
§4 Newgale, Pembrokeshire; 15/05/2011
§5 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 09/06/2013; male
§6 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 10/06/2013; male; fw 22.6mm
§7 New Forest, Hampshire; 15/05/2018; male; fw 23.4mm
§8 Loch Rannoch, Perthshire; 15/06/2021; male
§9 Loch Naver, Sutherland;??/06/2021; female
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 04/03/2014 (§1-4) | §5&6 added 19/04/2014 | §7 added 25/02/2019 | §8 added 10/10/2021 | §9 added 14/10/2021
