49.378 Pammene ochsenheimeriana (Dusted Fir Moth)
ws: 8-11mm (BTM), fw: 3.5-5mm (Sterling & Parsons); May-Jun; giant fir (Abies grandis), Norway spruce (Picea abies), Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris); pRDB coniferous woodland in England and S.Scotland
ID: Chocolate-brown with some pale irroration. Forewing markings: a black subbasal fascia, lined plumbeous grey distally; a block postmedian fascia, lined plumbeous grey proximally and distally; 2 subterminal/preapical plumbeous grey lines; costa chequered with short white costal strigulae and black marks between them.
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§1 Cliburn Moss, Cumbria; 11/06/2023; female; fw 4.4mm
All images © Chris Lewis
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 29/06/2023 (§1) | dissection images added 21/09/2023