73.257 Anarta (Anarta) myrtilli (Beautiful Yellow Underwing)
fw: 10-12mm; Apr-Aug in south, Jun-Jul in north, diurnal; common heather (Calluna vulgaris), bell heather (Erica cinerea); common in heath and moor throughout GB.
Anarta myrtilli (Beautiful Yellow Underwing) §2 female
ID: Forewing ground colour reddish-brown or brownish-grey, marbled greyish-white; white blotch at dorsal margin of oval; hindwing yellow with a broad black termen and narrow black costal and dorsal margins. Anarta cordigera (Small Dark Yellow Underwing) has a dark grey forewing ground colour and a conspicuous white-edged kidney mark.
Dissection
Male genitalia
Female genitalia
§1 New Forest, Hampshire; 31/08/2013; male; fw 10.6mm
§2 Duddon Moss, Cumbria; 22/07/2016; female; fw 10.0mm; netted by day
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Duddon Moss, Cumbria; 22/07/2016; female; fw 10.0mm; netted by day
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 23/10/2016 (§2) | Dissection images of §1&2 added 28/06/2017
