49.313 Dichrorampha acuminatana (Common Daisy Moth)
ws: 10-15mm; bivoltine May-Jun, Aug-Sep; ox-eye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare), tansy (Tanacetum vulgare); local throughout GB
Synonym: Hemimene acuminatana (Pierce & Metcalfe)
Synonym: Hemimene acuminatana (Pierce & Metcalfe)
Dichrorampha acuminatana §1 male
ID: Median dorsal blotch obscure whitish; forewing ground colour dull purplish-brown; forewing apex pointed, termen oblique.
Named from the acuminate (tapering to a point) apex of the forewing. The termen is at ~60° to the costa in this species, generally ~75° in other Dichrorampha species.
Male genitalia: No juxta lobes; valva with a broad neck; aedeagus similar length to juxta.
Female genitalia: Sclerotised antrum extends to anterior margin of A7; anterior margin of ostium rounded; posterior margin of ostium narrow without a midline hump.
See Dichrorampha for more information.
Named from the acuminate (tapering to a point) apex of the forewing. The termen is at ~60° to the costa in this species, generally ~75° in other Dichrorampha species.
Male genitalia: No juxta lobes; valva with a broad neck; aedeagus similar length to juxta.
Female genitalia: Sclerotised antrum extends to anterior margin of A7; anterior margin of ostium rounded; posterior margin of ostium narrow without a midline hump.
See Dichrorampha for more information.
§1 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 02/05/2012; male; fw 7.2mm
§2 Foulness, Essex; 30/05/2020; female; fw 5.9mm
§3 Housel Bay (Lizard), Cornwall; 22/09/2020; male; fw 6.6mm
§4 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 01/06/2021
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Foulness, Essex; 30/05/2020; female; fw 5.9mm
§3 Housel Bay (Lizard), Cornwall; 22/09/2020; male; fw 6.6mm
§4 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 01/06/2021
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 11/02/2013 (§1) | §2 added 09/06/2020 | §3 added 13/11/2020 | §4 added 25/11/2021 | text amended 09/05/2026
