Glossiphonia heteroclita
Alternative names
Small Snail-leech
Description
Leech with six eyes. It is a pale yellowish in colour, and is associated with aquatic snails.
Identification difficulty

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Habitat
More often found in hard water than in soft, and is rarely found in running water.
When to see it
Summer and autumn.
Life History
Believed to feed on Gastropods, and thought to spend much of the winter period in the mantle of certain snails.
UK Status
Widespread in Britain.
VC55 Status
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
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Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2020+ | 2015-2019 | pre-2015