Monday 5 December 2022

Acleris sparsana

Back on 29th October, I posted this picture of what I thought was Acleris schalleriana.
It has now been checked by Peter, and it is infact Acleris sparsana. They are definitely tricky to tell apart sometimes. Steve Trigg, Cookham

1 comment:

  1. Hi Steve,
    Well done for holding on to it for Peter to dissect! That's a timely reminder to us all that a) Acleris sparsana can occasionally be far more colourful than the typical all-grey form in which it usually appears and b) how important it is to get things checked properly if there's an element of doubt about the identity.

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