Haematopota pluvialis (Linnaeus, 1758), (notch-horned cleg)


10 Jul 2015 at OSGR: SY98 in Dorset, England

Record Summarysmall female, attracted to hot car.
Found asImago
Date10 July 2015
Capture methodhot car
OS grid refOSGR: SY98
Lat/Lon50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W
Vice CountyDorset, VC no: 9
CountryEngland
Voucher10 Jul 2015[J]
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Notes:

Wing length: 6.9mm (which is nominally 1mm too small for this species and 1mm smaller than other specimens caught at the same time.)

Specimen 10 Jul 2015[H], caught with it, was a similar size to this one.

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