49.342 Cydia fagiglandana (Beech Mast Piercer)
ws: 13-19mm (BTM), fw 6-9mm (Sterling & Parsons); Jun-Jul; beech (Fagus sylvatica); common in beech woods in SE.England
Cydia fagiglandana (Large Beech Piercer) §3 female
ID: Forewing brown, speckled with white-tipped scales (irroration, farinose); costa strigulate, more markedly towards apex, with some of the pale strigulae extended as striae towards the subterminal region; variably marked medio-dorsal blotch which is variably strigulate; fasciate markings obscure; ocellus weakly marked. Hindwing dark brown; male has a patch of pale androconial scales at the wing base extending towards the dorsum. C.splendana is similar but has a well-marked ocellus and lacks the pale patch on the hindwing of the male.
§1 Ambleside, Cumbria; 16/07/2015; male; fw 6.5mm; to light
§2 Arne, Dorset; 02/07/2016; male; fw 7.7mm; to light
§3 Arne, Dorset; 04/07/2016; female; fw 8.0mm; to light
§4 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 03/07/2021; male; fw 7.3mm; to light
§5 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 12/07/2022; female; fw 7.9mm; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Arne, Dorset; 02/07/2016; male; fw 7.7mm; to light
§3 Arne, Dorset; 04/07/2016; female; fw 8.0mm; to light
§4 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 03/07/2021; male; fw 7.3mm; to light
§5 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 12/07/2022; female; fw 7.9mm; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 13/12/2015 (§1) | §2&3 added 23/09/2016 | §4 added 29/11/2021 | §5 added 19/12/2022
