49.322 Dichrorampha plumbagana (Lead-coloured Yarrow Moth)
fw: 10-15mm; Jun; yarrow (Achillea millefolium); fairly common throughout GB
Synonym: Hemimene plumbagana (Pierce & Metcalfe)
Synonym: Hemimene plumbagana (Pierce & Metcalfe)
Dichrorampha plumbagana §1 female
ID: Generally olive-grey with dense ochreous irroration; plumbeous striae and obscure medio-dorsal blotch
§1 St Lawrence, Isle of wight; 30/05/2014; female; fw 5.1mm
§2 Cranwich Heath, Norfolk; 24/05/2016; male; fw 5.5mm; netted by day
§3 Foulness, Essex; 05/06/2021; male; fw 6.0mm
§4 Boreham, Essex; 05/06/2023; female; fw 6.1mm; specimen provided by Graham Ekins
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Cranwich Heath, Norfolk; 24/05/2016; male; fw 5.5mm; netted by day
§3 Foulness, Essex; 05/06/2021; male; fw 6.0mm
§4 Boreham, Essex; 05/06/2023; female; fw 6.1mm; specimen provided by Graham Ekins
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 13/01/2015 (§1) | §2 added 06/02/2017 | §3 added 25/11/2021 | §4 added 13/08/2023
