Lissonota biguttata Holmgren, 1860, (a banchine ichneumon)


15 Jun 2020 at OSGR: SU00 in Dorset, England

Record SummaryFemale, investigating dead wood, in garden
Found asFemale imago
Date15 June 2020
OS grid refOSGR: SU00
Lat/Lon50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W
Vice CountyDorset, VC no: 9
CountryEngland
Voucher15 Jun 2020[A]
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Notes:

The dead wood in our garden supports Dorset’s only colony of Dasycera oliviella, a close relative of Esperia sulphurella, the suggested host of this species.

Ovipositor/body length: 1.04, ovipositor/hind tibia: 3.7.

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