70.243 Ourapteryx sambucaria (Swallow-tailed Moth)
fw: 22-30mm; Jun-Aug, occasionally bivoltine Oct; various broadleaved
trees and shrubs; common in England, Wales and S.Scotland
Ourapteryx sambucaria (Swallow-tailed Moth) §1 male
ID: Unlikely to be mistaken for any other species.
§1 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 14/07/2013; male
§2 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 01/10/2014; male
§3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 15/07/2014
§4 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 24/07/2020; male; fw 24.6mm
§5 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 24/07/2020; male; fw 25.4mm
§6 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 09/10/2021; female; fw 24.0mm
§7 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 07/10/2021
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 01/10/2014; male
§3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 15/07/2014
§4 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 24/07/2020; male; fw 24.6mm
§5 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 24/07/2020; male; fw 25.4mm
§6 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 09/10/2021; female; fw 24.0mm
§7 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 07/10/2021
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 03/03/2014 (§1) | §2 added 02/11/2014 | §3 added 31/01/2015 | §4&5 added 02/02/2021 | §6&7 added 01/01/2022
