49.375 Pammene regiana (Regal Piercer)
ws: 13-16mm; May-Jul; sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus); common throughout GB
ID: Similar to P.trauniana. Perhaps the best distinguishing feature is in the costal strigulae in the distal half of the forewing - in P.regiana the yellow marks are clearly narrower than the dark marks between them and in P.trauniana the yellow marks are broader than the dark marks between them.
DIssection
Male genitalia
Female genitalia
§1 Cyffdy Farm, Gwynedd; 20/06/2010; female; fw 7.1mm
§2 St Lawrence, Isle of Wight; 31/05/2014; male; fw 6.9mm
§3 Arne, Dorset; 06/07/2016; female; fw 6.6mm; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 St Lawrence, Isle of Wight; 31/05/2014; male; fw 6.9mm
§3 Arne, Dorset; 06/07/2016; female; fw 6.6mm; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
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