70.266 Alcis jubata (Dotted Carpet)
fw: 13-16mm; Jun-Sep; beard lichen (Usnea spp); local in mature broadleaved and coniferous woodland in SW.England, Northumberland, W.Wales and Scotland
Alcis jubata (Dotted Carpet) §2 male
ID: Characterised by conspicuous central black dots on a white ground colour; fine 3rd (post-median) cross-line strongly angled as it approaches both costa and dorsum (though this line is largely obsolete in §1 and §2). Aethalura punctulata (Grey Birch) is similar but has a grey rather than white ground colour and lacks conspicuous central spots.
§1 Fersit, Argyll; 30/07/2013; male
§2 Fersit, Argyll; 30/07/2013; male
§3 Fersit, Argyll; 30/07/2013; male
§4 Loch Fyne, Argyll; 29/07/2022; male; fw 13.4mm
§5 Loch Fyne, Argyll; 29/07/2022; male; fw 13.8mm
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§2 Fersit, Argyll; 30/07/2013; male
§3 Fersit, Argyll; 30/07/2013; male
§4 Loch Fyne, Argyll; 29/07/2022; male; fw 13.4mm
§5 Loch Fyne, Argyll; 29/07/2022; male; fw 13.8mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 06/03/2014 (§1-3)
