49.354 Grapholita jungiella (Beautiful Crescent)
ws: 10-13mm; Apr-May; bitter vetch (Lathyrus linifolius), bush vetch (Vicia sepium); common throughout GB
Synonyms: Cydia jungiella (BTM), Ephippiphora perlepidana (Pierce & Metcalfe)
Synonyms: Cydia jungiella (BTM), Ephippiphora perlepidana (Pierce & Metcalfe)
Grapholita jungiella §1 female
ID: male has a white hindwing with some fuscous suffusion at apex. Somewhat similar to G.internana in having the dorsal blotch as two lines, but these lines are longer and more curved in G.jungiella which also shows a well developed ocellus with yellow-ochreous suffusion in and around it (ocellus weakly-developed and no yellow-ochreous suffusion in G.internana).
§1 Ham Fen, Kent; 21/05/2010; female; fw 4.9mm
§2 Ham Fen, Kent; 21/05/2010; male
§3 Brundall, Norfolk; 17/05/2013; male; fw 6.0mm
§4 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 29/04/2017; male; fw 5.3mm
§5 Foulness, Essex; 08/05/2021; male; fw 5.8mm; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Ham Fen, Kent; 21/05/2010; male
§3 Brundall, Norfolk; 17/05/2013; male; fw 6.0mm
§4 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 29/04/2017; male; fw 5.3mm
§5 Foulness, Essex; 08/05/2021; male; fw 5.8mm; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 06/02/2013 (§1-2) | §3 added 05/06/2013 | §4 added 24/09/2017 | §5 added 25/05/2021
