Tipula varipennis
Description
A moderately large species with a wingspan of about 3.5 cm. It has two noticeable dark spots on the leading edge of the wing.
Identification difficulty

Habitat
Woodland edge and other well wooded areas.
When to see it
A spring-time species - March to June
UK Status
Fairly frequent and widespread in Britain.
VC55 Status
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2020+ | 2015-2019 | pre-2015