Dolichopus simplex
4.5 mm. Second antennal segment at least partly yellow. First segment entirely yellow. Face pale yellowish. Middle metatarsus entirely black or dark brown. Front coxa entirely yellow. Hind tibia with normal clothing of decumbent black setulae on at least posterior face.
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Various habitats.
Peak time is summer.
Widely distributed and not uncommon in Britain.
Probably fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland and turns up regularly amongst trap samples from Rutland Water.
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Species profile
- Species group:
- insect - true fly (Diptera)
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Diptera
- Family:
- Dolichopodidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 0
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