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| Record Summary | Visiting Fairy Flax and Daisy |
| Found as | Imago |
| Date | 10 June 2005 |
| Associated organism | Linum catharticum |
| OS grid ref | OSGR: ST95 |
| Lat/Lon | 51° 20’ N, 2° 0’ W |
| Vice County | South Wilts, VC no: 8 |
| Country | England |
Notes:
Easiest to locate by the high-pitched whining buzz they produce while in flight.
Visiting Fairy Flax and occasionally Daisy. They seemed to only visit white flowers, spending only a second at each, though sometimes longer at Daisies. After a few flowers they would fly down into the vegetation and rest - maybe this was when clouds covered the sun.
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