49.315 Dichrorampha simpliciana (Mugwort Moth)
ws: 12-16mm; Jul-Sep; mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris); local in England and Wales
Synonym: Hemimene simpliciana (Pierce & Metcalfe)
Synonym: Hemimene simpliciana (Pierce & Metcalfe)
Dichrorampha simpliciana §1 male
ID: Median dorsal blotch obscured greyish; forewing ground colour grey-brown; forewing broad with a rounded apex.
Male genitalia: No juxta lobes; valva with a very narrow neck (~¼ width of sacculus); cucullar lobes ~equal.
Female genitalia: Sclerotised antrum extends to anterior margin of A7; anterior margin of ostium rounded; posterior margin of ostium thick with a midline hump.
See Dichrorampha for more information.
Male genitalia: No juxta lobes; valva with a very narrow neck (~¼ width of sacculus); cucullar lobes ~equal.
Female genitalia: Sclerotised antrum extends to anterior margin of A7; anterior margin of ostium rounded; posterior margin of ostium thick with a midline hump.
See Dichrorampha for more information.
§1 Galmpton, Devon; 27/07/2010; male; fw 7.3mm
§2 Foulness, Essex; 02/09/2012; male; fw 6.9mm
§3 Foulness, Essex; 13/08/2016; female; fw 7.3mm
§4 Foulness, Essex; 15/08/2020; male; fw 6.5mm
§5 Foulness, Essex; 15/08/2020; male; fw 6.6mm
§6 ??; 2020; female
§7 Foulness, Essex; 17/08/2024; male; fw 7.1mm
§8 ??; 2025; male
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Foulness, Essex; 02/09/2012; male; fw 6.9mm
§3 Foulness, Essex; 13/08/2016; female; fw 7.3mm
§4 Foulness, Essex; 15/08/2020; male; fw 6.5mm
§5 Foulness, Essex; 15/08/2020; male; fw 6.6mm
§6 ??; 2020; female
§7 Foulness, Essex; 17/08/2024; male; fw 7.1mm
§8 ??; 2025; male
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 11/01/2013 (§1-2) | §3 added 07/05/2017 | §4&5 added 27/08/2020 | §6 added 07/04/2021 | §7 added 16/10/2024 |
§8 added 29/04/2026 | text amended 09/05/2026
§8 added 29/04/2026 | text amended 09/05/2026
