Ceraclea dissimilis
Forewing length 8 to 10 mm in the male and 6 to 9 mm in the female. A rather uniformly pale brown species, though often darker towards the wing tip.
Rivers and lakes - can be attracted to light.
June to September.
Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.
Uncommon or under recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland. A record from Loughborough in 2009 was the sole VC55 record until three specimens were taken at light in Sapcote during July 2013.
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
22 July 2013
female - specimen examined
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
16 June 2015
male - specimen examined
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
16 June 2015
male - specimen examined
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Caddisflies
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Trichoptera
- Family:
- Leptoceridae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 6
- First record:
- 06/07/2013 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 16/06/2015 (Calow, Graham)
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