62.018 Sciota rhenella (Poplar Knot-horn)
ws: 22-24mm (Goater), 25-27mm (Parsons & Clancy); aspen/ white poplar (Populus tremula/alba); until 2022 considered rare migrant to SE England with 24 British records; subsequent records in 2022 and 2023 from East Kent suggested colonisation and 3 specimens from a row of Poplars on Foulness Island in 2024 suggest it is now breeding in Essex.
Sciota rhenella §1 male
ID: Basal area grey; subbasal area pale peachy; a weak zig-zag white antemedian line is broadly bordered black, appearing as a strongly contrasting and well-demarcated black antemedian fascia; median area varies from pale peachy to grey containing 2 discal dots; white zig-zag postemdian line bordered black proximally; subterminal area generally a darker grey than the median area.
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§1 Foulness, Essex; 29/06/2024; male; fw 12.0mm
§2 Foulness, Essex; 29/06/2024; male; fw 12.6mm
§3 Foulness, Essex; 29/06/2024; male; fw 12.1mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Foulness, Essex; 29/06/2024; male; fw 12.6mm
§3 Foulness, Essex; 29/06/2024; male; fw 12.1mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 02/07/2024 (§1) | dissection images and §2&3 added 09/10/2024
