Ptychoptera lacustris
Similar in appearance to Ptychoptera contaminata but can be identified with care from the wing markings.
Good photographs required showing the wing markings please.
Likes areas with small streams, including woodland streams.
Adults are primarily found from May to July (peaking in June) in the U.K but have been recorded as late as September.
Widely distributed in England and Wales, becoming less frequent in Scotland.
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
David Nicholls
Ratby, Wirlybones Wood
30 April 2022
David Nicholls
Ratby, Wirlybones Wood
30 April 2022
David Nicholls
Ratby, Wirlybones Wood
30 April 2022
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Craneflies, Gnats & Midges
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Diptera
- Family:
- Ptychopteridae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 6
- First record:
- 30/04/2022 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 09/06/2024 (Graves, Hazel)
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