Monday, 28 August 2023

Sitochroa palealis?

Very worn, but is this Sitochroa palealis? Trapped in the garden here at Stowe last night. Shape looks right, plus there is a hint of dark veins, but FL of 11-12 mm is below the quoted range of 13-16 mm, and we are on clay not chalk, so I suspect I am missing something obvious... 



2 comments:

  1. Phil, it does look right, but without the characteristic black veins, which is probably due to wear. Quite a few of the Bucks records are away from the chalk.
    Might be worth keeping to have it's bits checked.

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  2. Thanks Martin, I'll get it checked.

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