49.302 Gravitarmata margarotana (Pine Cone Moth)
ws: 14-17mm (MBGBI5.2); Apr-May; pine (Pinus), fir (Abies), spruce (Picea); First British record May 2011, Clowes Wood, Kent; subsequently there have been a few records from Leicestershire, Suffolk and Norfolk. I believe it must now be resident in Kent at least.
ID: Forewing grey crossed by irregular black & brown lines; vertical tufts brown.
§1 Covert Woods, Kent; 09/05/2022; female; fw 9.6mm
§2 Covert Woods, Kent; 09/05/2022; female; fw 8.0mm
§3 Covert Woods, Kent; 09/05/2022; male; fw 8.0mm
§4 Covert Woods, Kent; 09/05/2022; female; fw 9.2mm
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§2 Covert Woods, Kent; 09/05/2022; female; fw 8.0mm
§3 Covert Woods, Kent; 09/05/2022; male; fw 8.0mm
§4 Covert Woods, Kent; 09/05/2022; female; fw 9.2mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 29/05/2022 (§1-4)