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Tetanocera phyllophora
One of three Tetanocera species with the fore margin of the wing distinctly darkened but the only one without a dark mark on the occiput on the back of the head above the 'neck' and typically with a much paler appearance in the field than T. elata or T. punctifrons (the other two species with the fore margin of the wing distinctly darkened).
Tetanocera elata and Tetanocera punctifrons.
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This is essentially a woodland species, especially damper/humid (though not necessarily wet) woods with base-rich soils and a lush ground flora.
Adults can be recorded from May until September.
The larvae attack terrestrial snails such as Discus Snail.
It is local but widespread in Britain and perhaps most frequent in hilly districts of the north and west.
Rarely recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Flies
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Diptera
- Family:
- Sciomyzidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 04/09/2020 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 04/09/2020 (Calow, Graham)
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