73.323 Agrotis ripae (Sand Dart)
fw: 14-18mm (Waring & Townsend), ws: 32-42mm (MBGBI9); Jun-Jul; various strand-line plants; NS-B on sandy beaches as far north as Cumbria and Aberdeen.
Agrotis ripae (Sand Dart) §1 female
ID: Ground colour ranges from cream through sandy to greyish. Oval, kidney and dart marks all small. Somewhat similar to Euxoa cursoria (Coast Dart) which usually has a larger and more prominent kidney mark and flies late Jul-Aug.
Male genitalia
Female genitalia
§1 Snettisham, Norfolk; 05/07/2013; female; fw 17.8mm
§2 Snettisham, Norfolk; 05/07/2013; male; fw 13.3mm
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§2 Snettisham, Norfolk; 05/07/2013; male; fw 13.3mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 20/01/2017 (§1-2)
