70.293 Aspitates gilvaria (Straw Belle)
fw: 15-18mm (Waring & Townsend); Jun-Sep; common bird’s-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), fairy flax (Linum catharticum); RDB confined to North Downs of Surrey and Kent eg Box Hill, Folkestone
Aspitates gilvaria (Straw Belle) §1 male
ID: Straw-yellow ground colour with a diagonal brownish postmedian line, a diffuse brownish central spot and a variable amount of brownish freckling. Similar to Aspitates ochrearia (Yellow Belle) which has an additional antemedian line.
Dissection
Male genitalia
Female genitalia
§1 Box Hill, Surrey; 14/08/2018; male; fw 14.4mm; netted by day
§2 Box Hill, Surrey; 14/08/2018; male; fw 14.5mm; netted by day
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Box Hill, Surrey; 14/08/2018; male; fw 14.5mm; netted by day
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published August 2018 (§1) | Dissection images of §1&2 added 03/02/2019
