70.275 Ematurga atomaria (Common Heath)
fw: 12-15mm; bivoltine May-Jun, Aug; heather (Calluna vulgaris), bell heather / cross-leaved heath (Erica cinerea/tetralix), trefoils / clovers (Trifolium spp) and vetches (Vicia spp); common on heath and moor throughout GB.
Ematurga atomaria (Common Heath) §1 female
ID: very variable in colour and distinctness of cross-lines, but shouldn’t be confused with other species
§1 Thursley Common, Surrey; 16/06/2008; female
§2 Thursley Common, Surrey; 16/06/2008; male
§3 New Forest, Hampshire; 27/06/2008; male
§4 New Forest, Hampshire; 29/05/2014; male; fw 14.0mm
§5 Struy, Inverness-shire; 05/05/2016; male
§6 Braemar, Aberdeenshire; 11/05/2016; female; fw 11.5
§7 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 10/05/2024; male; fw 14.7mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Thursley Common, Surrey; 16/06/2008; male
§3 New Forest, Hampshire; 27/06/2008; male
§4 New Forest, Hampshire; 29/05/2014; male; fw 14.0mm
§5 Struy, Inverness-shire; 05/05/2016; male
§6 Braemar, Aberdeenshire; 11/05/2016; female; fw 11.5
§7 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 10/05/2024; male; fw 14.7mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 06/03/2014 (§1-3) | §4 added 28/01/2015 | §5&6 added 25/06/2017 | §7 added 21/11/2024
