70.285 Gnophos obfuscatus (Scotch Annulet)
fw: 17-21mm; Jul-Aug; yellow saxifrage (Saxifraga azoides), other saxifrages (Saxifraga spp) stonecrops (Sedum spp), heather (Calluna vulgaris), bell heather / cross-leaved heath (Erica cinerea / tetralix), petty whin (Genista anglica); NS-B in mountains and moorlands of central and northern Scotland
Gnophos obfuscatus (Scotch Annulet) §1 female
ID: Fairly obscurely marked. Similar to Charissa obscurata (Annulet) which averages smaller (fw: 15-18mm). G.obfuscatus can be distinguished by its slightly concave costa.
DIssection
Female genitalia
§1 Skye; 09/08/2013; female
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All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 22/03/2014 (§1)
