70.295 Perconia strigillaria (Grass Wave)
fw: 15-20mm; May-Jul; heather (Calluna vulgaris), bell
heather (Erica cinerea), broom (Cytisus scoparius), petty whin (Genista anglica); local on heaths of Dorset, Hampshire, Surrey
& Berkshire, uncommon elsewhere in GB.
Perconia strigillaria (Grass Wave) §1 male
ID: Grey with usually 4 diffuse brown cross-lines on forewing and 3 on hindwing; male has feathered antennae.
Dissection
Male genitalia
Female genitalia
§1 New Forest, Hampshire; 02/06/2012; male
§2 New Forest, Hampshire; 02/06/2012; male
§3 New Forest, Hampshire; 20/06/2016; female; fw 18.2mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 New Forest, Hampshire; 02/06/2012; male
§3 New Forest, Hampshire; 20/06/2016; female; fw 18.2mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 06/03/2014 (§1-2) | §3 added 29/05/2017
