Limonia nubeculosa

Length 9 to 11 mm. It has patterned wings, a stripy thorax. The three dark bands on the front femora are diagnostic.

Mainly a species of well-wooded areas and thick hedges, sometimes seen resting on logs, fences or walls during the daytime.

February to November.

The larvae feed on rotting wood.

Fairly common and widespread in Britain.

Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland, sometimes abundant around rotting wood.