73.328 Axylia putris (Flame)
fw: 14-16mm (Waring & Townsend), ws: 30-38mm (MBGBI9); Jun-Jul, sometimes bivoltine Sep; various plants; common in England and Wales, local in S.Scotland
Axylia putris (Flame) §4 male
ID: Forewing ground colour pale straw to reddish-brown, streaked and dotted dark brown; kidney mark bluish-black with a pale ring; oval mark similar but smaller and often less distinct; costa dark brown contrasting with rest of wing; head and patagia whitish-ochreous; resting posture with wings wrapped tightly around the body and resembling a broken twig.
§1 Foulness, Essex; 23/05/2009
§2 Foulness, Essex; 09/06/2012; male; fw 15.2mm
§3 St Lawrence, Isle of Wight; 30/06/2014; male; fw 15.1mm
§4 Foulness, Essex; 13/06/2015; male; fw 14.4mm
§5 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 13/06/2017; male; fw 13.3mm
§6 ??; male
§7 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 10/06/2023; female; fw 14.6mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Foulness, Essex; 09/06/2012; male; fw 15.2mm
§3 St Lawrence, Isle of Wight; 30/06/2014; male; fw 15.1mm
§4 Foulness, Essex; 13/06/2015; male; fw 14.4mm
§5 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 13/06/2017; male; fw 13.3mm
§6 ??; male
§7 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 10/06/2023; female; fw 14.6mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 02/02/2017 (§1-4) | §5 added 18/03/2018 | §6 added 27/01/2023 | §7 added 21/09/2023
