70.274 Aethalura punctulata (Grey Birch)
fw 13-16mm; May-Jun; birches (Betula spp); common in SE.England, local elsewhere in England and Scotland.
Aethalura punctulata (Grey Birch) §1 male
ID: 4 conspicuous black blotches on costa representing the costal end of 4 cross-lines. Distinguished from Alcis jubata (Dotted Carpet) by grey ground colour and absence of a conspicuous central black spot.
§1 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 19/04/2011; male
§2 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 29/05/2012; female
§3 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 12/05/2013; male
§4 Bernwood Forest, Buckinghamshire; 18/04/2018; male; fw 16.3mm
§5 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 10/06/2023; female; fw 13.1mm
§6 ??; ??/??/2023; 3 males; fw 14.6mm 14.8mm 15.3mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 29/05/2012; female
§3 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 12/05/2013; male
§4 Bernwood Forest, Buckinghamshire; 18/04/2018; male; fw 16.3mm
§5 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 10/06/2023; female; fw 13.1mm
§6 ??; ??/??/2023; 3 males; fw 14.6mm 14.8mm 15.3mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 06/03/2014 (§1-2) | §3 added 23/04/2014 | §4 added 22/02/2019 | §5 added 21/09/2023 | §6 added 19/05/2024
