TORTRICIDAE

Subfamily: Tortricinae

Tribe: Sparganothini (1G 1S)
Distinguished by long, porrect labial palps

Placed in Phaloniadii (with the Cochylinae) by Pierce and Metcalfe, with the nonsense comment "somewhat nearly related to this group but considerably removed"
Male: sacculus sharply pointed near base; transtilla arched centrally, spined; uncus slender, curved; socii erect, clothed with scales, extended in a pair of long bristly arms; aedeagus short, ~20 cornuti

49.003 Sparganothis pilleriana (Bog Snout)

ws: ♂15-20mm, ♀17-22mm (BTM), fw 7-10mm (Sterling & Parsons); Jul-Aug; various herbaceous plants including sea lavender (Limonium vulgare) and bog asphodel (Narthecium ossifragum); ​NS-A saltmarsh, bogs and damp heath in S.England & S.Wales
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Sparganothis pilleriana §1 male
ID: Most easily identified by the long labial palps. Sexually dimorphic. Males: yellow-brown; forewing markings brown, variably expressed - a basal dorsal blotch; a more-or-less complete ante-median fascia; a post-median costal blotch which may be extended as a narrow somewhat reticulate line to the tornus. Female: uniform reddish-brown and averages larger than the male.
  • Variation
  • Dissection
  • Male genitalia
  • Female genitalia
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§1 New Forest, Hampshire; 15/07/2019; male; fw 8.8mm; netted by day
§2 New Forest, Hampshire; 15/07/2019; male; netted by day
§3 New Forest, Hampshire; 15/07/2019; male; netted by day
§4 New Forest, Hampshire; 15/07/2019; male; netted by day​
§5 New Forest, Hampshire; 17/07/2020; male; fw 8.2mm
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