Orygma luctuosum Meigen, 1830, (a lesser dung fly)


21 Apr 2013 at OSGR: SY77 in Dorset, England

Record SummaryMale, running away when rotting seaweed was disturbed
Found asMale imago
Date21 April 2013
Habitat featurerotting seaweed
OS grid refOSGR: SY77
Lat/Lon50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W
Vice CountyDorset, VC no: 9
CountryEngland
Voucher21 Apr 2013[A]
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Notes: The seaweed was a mixture of smaller red and green species, rather than wracks.

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