70.292 Dyscia fagaria (Grey Scalloped Bar)
fw: 15-21mm; May-Aug; heather (Calluna vulgaris), bell heather / cross-leaved heath (Erica cinerea / tetralix); local on heathland of Dorset and New Forest and on moorland and mosses of N.Wales, N.England and Scotland.
Dyscia fagaria (Grey Scalloped Bar) §2 male
ID: two dark cross-lines on forewing with a central dark spot; distal cross-line “continued onto” hindwing which may also have a dark central spot; ground colour white in uplands, greyer in heathland and lowlands; female much smaller than male. Unlikely to be confused with any other species.
§1 Mull; 25/06/2011; male
§2 New Forest, Hampshire; 03/06/2012; male
§3 Loch Rannoch, Perthshire; 12/06/2021; male; fw 19.2mm
§4 Duddon Mosses, Cumbria; 19/06/2023; male
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§2 New Forest, Hampshire; 03/06/2012; male
§3 Loch Rannoch, Perthshire; 12/06/2021; male; fw 19.2mm
§4 Duddon Mosses, Cumbria; 19/06/2023; male
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 06/03/2014 (§1-2) | §3 added 14/09/2021 | §4 added 17/12/2023
