49.283 Gypsonoma aceriana (White Cloaked Tortrix)
ws: 12-15mm; Jul; poplars (Populus spp); local in S.England
Gypsonoma aceriana §1 female
ID: Similar to G.sociana, G.dealbana and Spilonota ocellana. S.ocellana has a prominent triangular pre-tornal mark and several prominent black dashes in the ocellus, G.sociana has a clear white and G.dealbana a creamy-white frons and vertex. Other features distinguishing G.aceriana from G.sociana/dealbana are a straighter distal margin to the basal patch and a black centre to the ochreous apical spot.
§1 Foulness, Essex; 14/08/2011; female; fw 6.1mm
§2 Cheshire; ??/08/2023; female; specimen provided by Michael Whiteside
§3 Foulness, Essex; 08/07/2023; male; fw 6.6mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Cheshire; ??/08/2023; female; specimen provided by Michael Whiteside
§3 Foulness, Essex; 08/07/2023; male; fw 6.6mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 13/01/2013 (§1) | §2 added 21/08/2023 | §3 added 04/10/2023
