Chilodes maritima SILKY WAINSCOT

£8.95

Silky Wainscot Moth

Format: SET, wings spread, mounted on a pin, cabinet ready with locational data

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SKU: WB15876

Description

Taxonomy Identification: Family Noctuidae. First named by Tauscher in 1806.

Colour: Forewings variable, standard colour pale brown with white hindwings; aberration nigristriata more typically grey while aberration wismariensis has two large black spots on the forewing.

Size: Wingspan 24-36 mm

Comments & Applications:  A scarce species, with a scattered distribution in the south and south-east of England, with isolated colonies elsewhere in Britain. Seldom offered for sale, a connoisseur species.

Thinking about starting your own British moth reference collection? We have a large range of captive bred and antique British moths in stock. Also useful in education, film, media, artistry and interior design, frames and domes.

Format: Supplied SET, wings spread, mounted on a pin, cabinet ready with locational data

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