Rachispoda lutosa (Stenhammar, 1855), (a lesser dung fly)

9 Jun 2012 at OSGR: SY68 in Dorset, England

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Record Summary	female, on mud at edge of pond
Found as	Female imago
Date	9 June 2012
OS grid ref	OSGR: SY68
Lat/Lon	50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W
Vice County	Dorset, VC no: 9
Country	England
Voucher	9 Jun 2012[K] (Please quote this in any queries about this record)

The following literature was used to identify this find:

Pitkin, B.R., 1988. Lesser Dung Flies (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae). Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol 10. Part 5e, 175pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Roháček, J., 1991. A monograph of Leptocera (Rachispoda Lioy) of the West Palaearctic area (Diptera, Sphaeroceridae)1991 Cas. Slez. Muz. Opava (A) Vol 40: 97-288+ 6 plates.

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Rachispoda lutosa (Stenhammar, 1855), (a lesser dung fly)

9 Jun 2012 at OSGR: SY68 in Dorset, England

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