73.304 Leucania loreyi (Cosmopolitan)
ws: 34-44mm (MBGBI9.1), fw: 16-17mm (Waring & Townsend); scarce migrant May-Nov, peak Sep-Oct
Synonym: Mythimna loreyi (MBGBI9.1, Waring & Townsend)
Synonym: Mythimna loreyi (MBGBI9.1, Waring & Townsend)
Leucania loreyi (Cosmopolitan) §3 male
ID: Forewing ground colour pale brown; darker brown central streak from base to near apex where usually confluent with an oblique dash to apex and interneural streaks to the termen; small obscure central white spot within the streak; hindwing pearly white.
§1 St Agnes, Isles of Scilly; 22/10/2010; male; fw 17.4mm
§2 St Agnes, Isles of Scilly; 27/10/2010; male
§3 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 13/10/2018; male; fw 15.2mm; to light
§4 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 12/10/2018; female; fw 14.8mm; to light
§5 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 25/09/2023
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 St Agnes, Isles of Scilly; 27/10/2010; male
§3 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 13/10/2018; male; fw 15.2mm; to light
§4 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 12/10/2018; female; fw 14.8mm; to light
§5 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 25/09/2023
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 30/12/2016 (§1-2) | §3&4 added 15/11/2018 | §5 added 31/12/2023
