Tipula unca
Head and thorax grey, the latter with darker stripes. Abdomen orange with a dark grey central stripe. Wings strongly mottled with white and some shaded markings. Femora pale orange with the rest of the legs darker. Male genitalia angled up from the abdomen at 75 degrees.
Wet habitats. Swamps, bogs and woodland ditches.
May-July
Widespread and frequent in Britain.
Frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
David Gould
Aylestone Meadows, Spearwort Fields
02 June 2018
David Gould
Aylestone Meadows, Spearwort Fields
02 June 2018
David Gould
Aylestone Meadows, Spearwort Fields
02 June 2018
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Species profile
- Species group:
- insect - true fly (Diptera)
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Diptera
- Family:
- Tipulidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 02/06/2018 (Gould, David)
- Last record:
- 02/06/2018 (Gould, David)
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