Tipula fulvipennis
The wings are noticeably browner than most other species in the genus and have a dark spot. The legs are orangey with black 'knees'.
Wet woodland, and occasionally in hedgerows.
June to September.
Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
sue
Newtown Linford, Rough Hill
05 September 2021
CAPochin
Kimberley Road Allotments
18 August 2020
Graham Calow
Sapcote, Harecroft Crescent
12 August 2022
female
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Craneflies, Gnats & Midges
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Diptera
- Family:
- Tipulidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 12
- First record:
- 08/09/2011 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 09/06/2024 (Graves, Hazel)
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Mike Higgott
Anstey garden
26 August 2019
male
Mike Higgott
Anstey garden
26 August 2019
male
Graham Calow
Woodgate site, Burbage
07 September 2013
Mike Higgott
County Hall
12 September 2017
Mike Higgott
County Hall
12 September 2017
Graham Calow
Ulverscroft
08 September 2011
