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| Record Summary | puparium, on mud of small seep just above shoreline |
| Found as | Pupa |
| Date | 12 August 2014 |
| OS grid ref | OSGR: SY68 |
| Lat/Lon | 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W |
| Vice County | Dorset, VC no: 9 |
| Country | England |
| Voucher | 12 Aug 2014[P] (Please quote this in any queries about this record) |
Notes:
To prevent them being washed away, Ephydra puparia have a distinctive ventral structure which grasps a plant stem.
Unfortunately a chalcid wasp emerged (noticed 17 Aug 14) so puparium not identified to species. A male Ephydra macellaria was also collected at the same small seep.
The following literature was used to identify this find:
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