Nephrotoma crocata
Size 2 to 2.5 cm. A striking insect with black and yellowy-orange banding.
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Associated with sandy soils, old gravel/sand workings even old rabbit borrows, though sometimes on peats or bare calcareous soils.
April to October.
Widespread but very local in England and Wales.
Rare in Leicestershire and Rutland
Matthew Berriman
Clipsham Quarry
19 May 2019
Matthew Berriman
Big Pits Quarry
21 May 2019
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Species profile
- Species group:
- insect - true fly (Diptera)
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Diptera
- Family:
- Tipulidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 19/05/2019 (Berriman, Matthew)
- Last record:
- 21/05/2019 (Berriman, Matthew)
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