ws |
fw |
flight |
time |
9-10 |
Jun |
to light |
|
lfp |
habitat |
distribution |
status |
hawthorn (Crataegus), apple (Malus spp) |
hedgerows, scrub |
Kent, Essex |
NA |
ID: Group D - plain with a pale costa (antenna ringed to apex)
Genital dissection required to distinguish from other species in Group D
Genital dissection required to distinguish from other species in Group D
Most similar to C.badiipennella and C.adjectella
Male genital key: Sacculus narrow, elongate, ending in a lateral point, without a subapical process. Very similar to C.hydrolapathella from which it best distinguished on external features, habitat and distribution: wingspan 9-10mm; antenna ringed to apex.
Female genital key: Ductus bursae with distinct spiculation of its posterior section; no signum