70.294 Aspitates ochrearia (Yellow Belle)
fw 12-16mm; bivoltine May-Jun, Aug-Sep; various herbaceous plants; local and predominantly coastal in S.England and S.Wales.
Aspitates ochrearia (Yellow Belle) §2 male
ID: Two brownish cross-lines, the distal of which reaches the costa clearly proximal to the apex, on a yellowish ground colour. Similar to Aspitates gilvaria (Straw Belle) which lacks the proximal of these cross-lines and its distal cross-line reaches the apex, or very close to it, and does not reach the dorsum.
§1 Foulness, Essex; 23/08/2009; male
§2 Ham Fen, Kent; 10/08/2010; male
§3 Foulness, Essex; 14/08/2011; female
§4 Foulness, Essex; 19/05/2012; male
§5 Portland, Dorset; 09/09/2018; male; fw 12.4mm
§6 Portland, Dorset; 11/09/2019; female; fw 10.2mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Ham Fen, Kent; 10/08/2010; male
§3 Foulness, Essex; 14/08/2011; female
§4 Foulness, Essex; 19/05/2012; male
§5 Portland, Dorset; 09/09/2018; male; fw 12.4mm
§6 Portland, Dorset; 11/09/2019; female; fw 10.2mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 06/03/2014 (§1-4) | §5 added 21/02/2019 | §6 added 15/12/2019
