73.275 Sideridis (Sideridis) turbida (White Colon)
fw: 17-20mm (Waring & Townsend), ws: 38-44mm (MBGBI9); May-Jun, partially bivoltine in south Jul-Aug; various herbaceous plants; NS-B in coastal sand-dunes, shingle and marshes from the Moray Firth all around the English coast to S.Cumbria and in breckland
Synonym: Sideridis albicolon (MBGBI9, Waring & Townsend)
Synonym: Sideridis albicolon (MBGBI9, Waring & Townsend)
Sideridis turbida (White Colon) §1 male
ID: Characterised by a pair of white spots (the 'colon') at the dorsal end of the distal margin of the kidney mark; otherwise a fairly nondescript brown Noctuid. Lacks the 'W" in the subterminal line shown by similar species.
Dissection
Male genitalia
Female genitalia
§1 Winterton, Norfolk; 11/06/2015; male; fw 17.0mm; to light
§2 Winterton, Norfolk; 11/06/2015; female; fw 19.0mm; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Winterton, Norfolk; 11/06/2015; female; fw 19.0mm; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 01/09/2015 (§1&2)
