| Species Seen |
Dicranomyia chorea |
| Scientific Name |
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| Recorder |
Chris Woods |
| Record Status |
Confirmed |
| Identifier |
Tony Irwin, Facebook Diptera UK, supported likely by Ian Andrews, Admin, & Martin Cooper |
| Identified on |
05/02/2021 |
| Location |
ST823726 |
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| Phase |
teneral |
| Accuracy |
A limoniid cranefly - probably Dicranomyia chorea |
| Time of Day |
15:50 |
| Locality |
Thickwood, Near Colerne, Wilts |
| Parish |
Colerne |
| Environment |
Mild for time of year, ground sodden, despite being free draining oolite |
| Habitat |
Calcaereous grassland on Chalfield Oolite, garden, couple of meters from pond, 20 metres from organic grazing & broad verges, 250m from woodland. |
| Altitude |
169 Meters |
| Notes |
Teneral, colour still developing according to the experts. I'd never seen one before, but was pleased I'd got the Cranefly bit right!. Unable to get better images & thad flown when I returned a minute later to pot for better images & possible retention. |
