70.241 Crocallis elinguaria (Scalloped Oak)
fw: 18-22mm; Jun-Sep but mainly Jul-Aug;
various broadleaved trees; common throughout GB.
Crocallis elinguaria (Scalloped Oak) §1 male
ID: Triangular resting shape, broad median fascia with a central spot, scalloped forewing termen – these features are all shared with Odontopera bidentata (Scalloped Hazel) and Colotois pennaria (Feathered Thorn). O.bidentata has a much more obviously scalloped termen, a variable ground colour which is usually some shade of brown rather than yellow with the median fascia contrasting little, and an earlier flight season (May-Jun) 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-Dec.
§1 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 21/06/2007; male
§2 Fersit, Argyll; 03/08/2013
§3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 15/08/2014; female; fw 22mm
§4 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 05/07/2014; male; fw 19.2mm
§5 Inveruglas, Inverness-shire; 31/07/2023; male; fw 16.9mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Fersit, Argyll; 03/08/2013
§3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 15/08/2014; female; fw 22mm
§4 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 05/07/2014; male; fw 19.2mm
§5 Inveruglas, Inverness-shire; 31/07/2023; male; fw 16.9mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 04/03/2014 (§1) | §2 added 27/03/2014 | §3 added 31/08/2014 | §4 added 02/02/2015 | §5 added 14/12/2023
