70.287 Charissa obscurata (Annulet)
fw: 15-18mm; Jul-Aug; sea campion (Silene maritima), thrift (Armeria maritima), common rock-rose (Helianthemum nummularium); predominantly on SW and W coasts from Isle of Wight to Anglesey, moorland of N.Wales, locally reported from many other parts of GB
Charissa obscurata (Annulet) §2 male
ID: Similar to Gnophos obfuscatus (Scotch Annulet) which averages larger (fw: 17-21mm). G.obfuscatus can be distinguished by its slightly concave costa.
Dissection
Male genitalia
§1 Gait Barrows NR, Lancashire; 26/07/2013; male
§2 Conwy Mountain; Caerarvonshire; 23/07/2015; male; fw 15.8mm; to light
§3 Portland, Dorset; 11/09/2019; female; fw 15.9mm
§4 Portland, Dorset; 11/09/2019; male; fw 13.5mm
§5 Portland, Dorset; 11/09/2019; male; fw 14.6mm
§6 Portland, Dorset; 29/08/2023
§7 Portland, Dorset; 29/08/2023
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Conwy Mountain; Caerarvonshire; 23/07/2015; male; fw 15.8mm; to light
§3 Portland, Dorset; 11/09/2019; female; fw 15.9mm
§4 Portland, Dorset; 11/09/2019; male; fw 13.5mm
§5 Portland, Dorset; 11/09/2019; male; fw 14.6mm
§6 Portland, Dorset; 29/08/2023
§7 Portland, Dorset; 29/08/2023
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 06/03/2014 (§1) | §2 added 08/04/2016 | §3-5 added 15/12/2019 | §6&7 added 27/12/2023
