42.002 Stathmopoda pedella (Alder Signal)
ws: 10-14mm; Jul; alder (Alnus glutinosa), grey alder (A.incana); local in SE England from Somerset to Norfolk, outlying populations in Lincolnshire, S.Yorkshire and Cumbria.
Stathmopoda pedella §2 male
ID: Unmistakeable. Specimen §1 is worn and is not displaying the classical and unique resting posture of this species - it stands on fore- and midlegs with the hindlegs projecting between them at ~90 degrees to body and angled slightly upwards.
§1 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 26/07/2012; male; fw 6.4mm
§2 Pound Wood, Essex; 23/07/2019; male; fw 5.5mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Pound Wood, Essex; 23/07/2019; male; fw 5.5mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 09/08/2012 (§1) | §2 added 02/03/2020
