49.246 Epinotia pygmaeana (Dingy Spruce Tortrix)
ws: 12-14mm; Apr-Jun; spruces (Picea abies/stitchensis), silver fur (Abies alba); NS-B coniferous woodlands throughout GB
Synonym: Neurasthenia pygmaeana (Pierce & Metcalfe)
Synonym: Neurasthenia pygmaeana (Pierce & Metcalfe)
Epinotia pygmaeana §1 male
ID: Similar to E.subsequana. Male E.pygmaeana is easily distinguished by its strongly biciliate/faciculate antennae. Both sexes have a white basal area to the hindwing which in E.subsequana is more evenly fuscous. E.pygmaeana lacks any ocellus, this being weakly developed in E.subsequana.
§1 Exmoor, Devon; 13/04/2009; male; fw 6.0mm
All images © Chris Lewis
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 11/01/2013 (§1)
