28.024 Tachystola acroxantha (Australian Orange-tip)
ws: 13-18mm; Apr-Nov; accidental introduction from Australia, first recorded S.Devon 1908, now naturalised in urban and suburban gardens in S England
Tachystola acroxantha §2 female
Generic features: Head with appressed scales, loosely tufted at sides posteriorly; Antenna 2/3 lenght of fw, ciliate in male; scape with pecten;
Labial palps moderately long, slender, recurved; S2=S3, S2 with appressed scales;
Fw apex acute; V8&7 stalked, V8 to apex, V7 to termen; Hw V4&3 connate
Labial palps moderately long, slender, recurved; S2=S3, S2 with appressed scales;
Fw apex acute; V8&7 stalked, V8 to apex, V7 to termen; Hw V4&3 connate
§1 Galmpton, Devon; 23/07/2010; female; fw 7.1mm
§2 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 18/10/2015; female; fw 7.3mm; to light
§3 Arne, Dorset; 01/07/2016; male; fw 6.2mm; to light
§4 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 24/08/2016; male; fw 5.4mm; to light
§5 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 25/09/2017; male; fw 6.2mm; to light
§6 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 11/10/2018; female; fw 6.5mm; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 18/10/2015; female; fw 7.3mm; to light
§3 Arne, Dorset; 01/07/2016; male; fw 6.2mm; to light
§4 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 24/08/2016; male; fw 5.4mm; to light
§5 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 25/09/2017; male; fw 6.2mm; to light
§6 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 11/10/2018; female; fw 6.5mm; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 20/11/2011 (§1) | §2 added 01/11/2015 | §3&4 added 16/11/2016 | §5 added 31/12/2017 | §6 added 06/12/2018
