49.362 Pammene giganteana (Early Oak Gall Moth)
ws: 14-16mm (BTM), fw 6.5-7.5mm (Sterling & Parsons); Mar-May; oak (Quercus); NS-B woodland & heaths throughout GB
Synonym: P.inquilana (BTM)
Synonym: P.inquilana (BTM)
Pammene giganteana §1 female
ID: Forewings relatively long and narrow and markings relatively obscure compared with its congeners. Hindwing whitish along the costa, blackish along the dorsum and apex. Genital dissection likely to be required for confident ID.
Male genitalia: saccular spines, narrow neck, aedeagus with subapical bulge and apical cluster of small spinous cornuti. P.argyrana and P.suspectana are quite similar mainly differing in the broader neck.
Female genitalia: Ostial plate a distinctly elongate horseshoe.
Male genitalia: saccular spines, narrow neck, aedeagus with subapical bulge and apical cluster of small spinous cornuti. P.argyrana and P.suspectana are quite similar mainly differing in the broader neck.
Female genitalia: Ostial plate a distinctly elongate horseshoe.
§1 Pound Wood, Essex; 31/03/2021; female; fw 7.0mm; to light
§2 Pound Wood, Essex; 31/03/2021; male; fw 6.5mm; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Pound Wood, Essex; 31/03/2021; male; fw 6.5mm; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 31/05/2021 (§1&2)
