Tipula flavolineata
The only UK species in the subgenus Dendrotipula. Males have very long antennae. The thorax is grey and the abdomen grey with some orange/brown at the top. Legs are orange/brown with darker tips. The wings have a dark stigma and a pale yellow costal cell.
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Associated with dead wood.
May to June.
Widespread.
Rarely recorded.
Mike Higgott
Anstey, North Wood 4
19 May 2023
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Species profile
- Species group:
- insect - true fly (Diptera)
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Diptera
- Family:
- Tipulidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 19/05/2023 (Higgott, Mike)
- Last record:
- 19/05/2023 (Higgott, Mike)
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