72:001 Scoliopteryx libatrix (Herald)
fw: 19-23mm; Jul-Nov, Mar-Jun overwintering as adult; willows (Salix spp), aspen & other poplars (Populus spp); common in England & Wales, local in Scottish lowlands.
Formerly placed in Noctuidae: Ophiderinae
Synonym: Gonoptera libatrix (Pierce)
Formerly placed in Noctuidae: Ophiderinae
Synonym: Gonoptera libatrix (Pierce)
Scoliopteryx libatrix (Herald) §1
ID: Unmistakeable
§1 Aberfoyle, Perthshire; 22/08/2008
§2 Hadleigh Downs, Essex; 04/04/2015; male; fw 19.2mm; obtained feeding on blackthorn flowers
§3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 05/09/2016; male
§4 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 10/04/2020; male; fw 22.0mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Hadleigh Downs, Essex; 04/04/2015; male; fw 19.2mm; obtained feeding on blackthorn flowers
§3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 05/09/2016; male
§4 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 10/04/2020; male; fw 22.0mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 05/03/2015 (§1) | §2 added 17/04/2015 | §3 added 20/05/2017 | §4 added 14/04/2020
