Sunday 2 July 2017

Pyrale for ID

Not much excitement in Longwick last night but this pyrale was interesting. Is it a Sitochroa species or one of the other families? Help appreciated! F/L about 16mm.

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  1. It appears too large and lacks the usual oval markings?

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  2. That was my first thought - but started to have doubts !

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  3. I agree, it looks to me like a washed-out Ostrinia nubilalis.

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  4. Maybe there was some excitement after all! Thanks for discussion. In the trap it looked like nubialis- then I just doubted the more I looked through the literature.

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