30 Differentiation L. obtusata/L. fabalis

30 Differentiation L. obtusata/L. fabalis

Rubens (red or brick red) colour form on L. fabalis. Identification confirmed by penis. Rubens form is rare, less than 1% of large, pan British collection (Smith, 1976, in Reid, 1996). This was the only one seen among hundreds of citrina L. fabalis.
Menai Strait, North Wales. July 2013.
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