Loensia fasciata
Length 3 to 4 mm. A distinctively marked Barkfly. The wings have four partially connected dark bands and numerous small spots.
Often on tree trunks.
March to August.
Feeds on micro-mosses, lichens and fungi.
Occasional but widespread in Britain. It may be increasing in numbers.
Occasional or little recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Lostash
Narborough Bog Nature Reserve
05 June 2011
David Gould
Narborough Bog NR
25 June 2010
David Gould
Narborough Bog NR
25 June 2010
David Gould
Narborough Bog NR
25 June 2010
sue
Billa Barra, acid grassland on north side
04 June 2023
mottled wings with dark areas forming rough 'U'-shaped mark
sue
Billa Barra, acid grassland on north side
04 June 2023
in spider's web
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Barklice & Booklice
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Psocoptera
- Family:
- Psocidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 3
- First record:
- 25/06/2010 (Gould, David)
- Last record:
- 04/06/2023 (Timms, Sue)
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