Yellow Spear-winged Fly - Lonchoptera lutea

Description

Adults vary a great deal in colour, from yellow to dark brown. Scutellum brown to yellow. The antennal segments are all dark. The pointed wings have no central cross vein.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Unlike most of these genera, Lonchoptera lutea shows a marked preference for unshaded habitats.

When to see it

Spring to autumn.

Life History

Larvae live in leaf litter.

VC55 Status

Unknown

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Species profile

Species group:
Flies
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Diptera
Family:
Lonchopteridae
Records on NatureSpot:
2
First record:
28/08/2021 (Gould, David)
Last record:
01/06/2023 (Dejardin, Andrew)

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