49.253 Epinotia fraternana (Silver-barred Bell)
ws: 10-13mm (BTM), fw: 4.5-6.5mm (Sterling & Parsons); Jun-Jul; silver/giant fir (Abies alba.grandis); NS-B in coniferous woodland throughout GB
Epinotia fraternana §1 male
ID: Head and labial palps pale. Forewing dark brown suffused orange-brown; two white bands, median and subterminal, the latter often incomplete, both divided by a line of dark brown scales and both angled pointing towards the termen.
§1 Covert Woods, Kent; 09/05/2022; male; fw 5.7mm
§2 Covert Woods, Kent; 09/06/2022; female; fw 6.6mm
§3 Covert Woods, Kent; 09/06/2022; female; fw 6.4mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Covert Woods, Kent; 09/06/2022; female; fw 6.6mm
§3 Covert Woods, Kent; 09/06/2022; female; fw 6.4mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 31/05/2022 (§1) | §2&3 added 29/09/2022
