70.273 Parectropis similaria (Brindled White-spot)
fw: 17-20mm (Waring & Townsend); May-Jun; Quercus spp (oaks), Corylus avellana (hazel), Crataegus spp (hawthorns), Betula spp (birches); local in broadleaved woodland in England and Wales
Parectropis similaria (Brindled White-spot) §1 female
ID: Forewing ground colour pale brown, brindled with dark brown; fasciate markings of variable strength - antemedian, median, postmedian and subterminal; fringes chequered. The subterminal fascia is well-marked at the costal end, interrupted by a diagnostic white, more-or-less square, spot, free from the brindling that covers the rest of the wing, and dorsal to which the fascia is less distinct.
§1 Orlestone Forest, Kent; 04/06/2019; female; fw 14.4mm
§2 Pound Wood, Essex; 26/06/2020; male; fw 15.2mm
§3 Stour Wood, Essex; 06/06/2021; male; fw 17.1mm; to light
§4 Covert Woods, Kent; 09/06/2022
§5 ??; ??/??/2023; male; fw 17.2mm
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§2 Pound Wood, Essex; 26/06/2020; male; fw 15.2mm
§3 Stour Wood, Essex; 06/06/2021; male; fw 17.1mm; to light
§4 Covert Woods, Kent; 09/06/2022
§5 ??; ??/??/2023; male; fw 17.2mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 12/06/2019 (§1) - dissection images and ID text added 31/12/2019 | §2 added 28/01/2021 | §3 added 28/11/2021 |
§4 added 08/12/2022 | §5 added 19/05/2024
§4 added 08/12/2022 | §5 added 19/05/2024
