31 Peleopodidae

Family 31: PELEOPODIDAE (1G 1S)

Suborder:Glossata Infraorder:Heteroneura Superfamily:Gelechioidea
Ref MBGBI4.1 where treated as Subfamily Carcininae of Family Oecophoridae

Carcina
Antenna as long as fw, simple, thicker in male; scape with pecten; Labial palps of moderate length, slender, recurved; S2 2x S3
Fw broad, costa curved; V4&3 stalked from posterior angle of cell; V8&7 on a long stalk enclosing apex; Hw V4&3 stalked
Male genitalia: valva deeply emarginate, free ventral sacculus

31.001 Carcina quercana (Oak Longhorn)

ws: 15-19mm (MBGBI4.1), fw: 8-10mm (Sterling & Parsons); (May-) Jul-Aug (-Dec); oak (Quercus spp), beech (Fagus sylvatica); Common in England & Wales, less common in S.Scotland

Carcina quercana §2

Variation
Dissection
Male genitalia
Female genitalia

§1 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 16/08/2007; fw 8.5mm
§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 28/08/2007; fw 10.3mm
§3 New Forest, Hampshire; 29/06/2009
§4 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 10/08/2011
§5 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 17/08/2012; male
§6 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 05/11/2015; to light
§7 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 23/06/2020; male; fw 7.8mm
§8 Pound Wood, Essex; 26/06/2020; male; fw 8.6mm
§9 Haugh Woods, Herefordshire; 07/09/2023; female; fw 9.3mm
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