70.276 Bupalus piniaria (Bordered White)
fw: 17-19mm; May-Jun in south –Aug in north; Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris); common throughout GB.
ID: Rests with wings elevated and pressed together like a butterfly; conspicuous white streak on hindwing underside.
§1 Anglesey; 02/08/2007; male
§2 Cyffdy Farm, Gwynedd; 24/06/2010; male
§3 New Forest, Hampshire; 04/06/2012; male
§4 Glen Urquart, Inverness-shire; 16/07/2012; female
§5 Glen Urquart, Inverness-shire; 17/07/2012; male
§6 New Forest, Hampshire; 22/06/2012; male; fw 19.5mm
§7 Cliburn Moss, Cumbria; 10/06/2018; male; fw 16.9mm
§8 Cliburn Moss, Cumbria; 16/06/2023; female; fw 18.9mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Cyffdy Farm, Gwynedd; 24/06/2010; male
§3 New Forest, Hampshire; 04/06/2012; male
§4 Glen Urquart, Inverness-shire; 16/07/2012; female
§5 Glen Urquart, Inverness-shire; 17/07/2012; male
§6 New Forest, Hampshire; 22/06/2012; male; fw 19.5mm
§7 Cliburn Moss, Cumbria; 10/06/2018; male; fw 16.9mm
§8 Cliburn Moss, Cumbria; 16/06/2023; female; fw 18.9mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 06/03/2014 location for §1 label and numbers needed | §7 added 12/03/2019 | §8 added 24/09/2024