Tipula luteipennis

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    Description

    Length: 14 to 17 mm; Wing Length: 8 to 20 mm. This is a species with a yellowy brown shaded wing.

    Identification difficulty
    Habitat

    Damper areas.

    When to see it

    Autumn – usually encountered from August to October.

    UK Status

    Widespread in Britain.

    VC55 Status

    Rather local in Leicestershire and Rutland most records coming from Empingham Marshy Meadow and Grace Dieu Wood.

    • Graham Calow
      Sapcote garden1
      08 October 2013
      specimen examined - attracted to light

    Leicestershire & Rutland Map

    UK Map