Euphylidorea dispar
An orange bodied cranefly, the femora are black, as is the wing stigma, contrasting with the orange. The thorax has a central broad black stripe, particularly in the front half.
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Woodland with boggy areas.
May and June.
The larvae are predatory carnivores living in the soil.
Widespread, particularly in the southern half of Britain.
Local in Leicestershire and Rutland. It has been recorded from Charnwood Lodge, Groby Pool woodland, Rutland Water and a few woodlands.
David Nicholls
Cloud Wood
20 May 2020
David Nicholls
Cloud Wood
20 May 2020
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Craneflies, Gnats & Midges
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Diptera
- Family:
- Limoniidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 4
- First record:
- 20/05/2020 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 09/05/2024 (McKeating, Ron)
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