49.263 Pelochrista caecimaculana (Chalk Hill Tortrix)
ws: 13-20mm; Jul; common knapweed (Centaurea nigra); NS-B dry pasture and downland S.England & S.Wales
ID: Similar to several Eucosma species
Male genitalia: The stout spine at the valval apex readily distinguishes this species from all Eucosma species
Male genitalia: The stout spine at the valval apex readily distinguishes this species from all Eucosma species
DIssection
Male genitalia
§1 Portland, Dorset; 25/06/2015; male; fw 8.5mm; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 20/02/2016 (§1)