70.244 Colotois pennaria (Feathered Thorn)
fw: 19-23mm; Sep-Dec; various broadleaved
trees; common in England & Wales, local in Scotland.
Colotois pennaria (Feathered Thorn) §3 male
ID: Male has markedly bipectinate antnnae. Somewhat similar to: Odontopera bidentata (Scalloped Hazel) which has a much more obviously scalloped forewing termen and flies May-Jun; and Crocalis elinguaria (Scalloped Oak) which is usually yellower, lacks the apical white spot usually shown by C.pennaria and flies mainly Jul-Aug.
§1 Foulness, Essex; 15/11/2008; male
§2 Foulness, Essex; 25/10/2009; male
§3 Foulness, Essex; 03/10/2010; male
§4 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 18/10/2011; male
§5 Dodd Wood, Cumbria; 11/11/2014; male; fw 20.9mm
§6 Groton Wood, Suffolk; 15/11/2017; male; fw 21.0mm
§7 Groton Wood, Suffolk; 15/11/2017; male
§8 Foulness, Essex; 23/10/2021; male
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Foulness, Essex; 25/10/2009; male
§3 Foulness, Essex; 03/10/2010; male
§4 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 18/10/2011; male
§5 Dodd Wood, Cumbria; 11/11/2014; male; fw 20.9mm
§6 Groton Wood, Suffolk; 15/11/2017; male; fw 21.0mm
§7 Groton Wood, Suffolk; 15/11/2017; male
§8 Foulness, Essex; 23/10/2021; male
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 04/03/2014 (§1-4) | §5 added 02/12/2014 | §6&7 added 04/01/2018 | §8 added 26/12/2021
