About Dasypolia templi Thunberg, 1792
Dasypolia templi (described by Thunberg in 1792) has forewings measuring 18–23 mm in length. Male individuals have pale yellow-grey forewings, while female individuals have plain pale grey forewings; all forewings are densely dusted with darker pigmentation. The forewing lines are diffusely darker than surrounding tissue, and are outwardly edged with the wing’s paler base ground color. The median forewing area is often darker, with the reniform stigma, and sometimes the orbicular stigma, appearing paler than surrounding tissue. The forewing submarginal line is pale and waved, and the forewing fringe is chequered in grey and yellowish tones. The hindwing is slightly paler than the forewing, with a cellspot, an outer line, and sometimes a submarginal line that are greyer than the hindwing ground color. The aberration alpina Ruehl. is an alpine form of Dasypolia templi. This form has a more bluish grey base ground color, stigmata marked with chalk white, and a more strongly marked outer line on the hindwing.
