Bibio leucopterus (Meigen, 1804), (white-winged Bibio)


10 May 2017 at OSGR: SY68 in Dorset, England

Record SummaryMale, by general sweeping
Found asMale imago
Date10 May 2017
Capture methodswept
OS grid refOSGR: SY68
Lat/Lon50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W
Vice CountyDorset, VC no: 9
CountryEngland
Voucher10 May 2017[B]
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Notes: Male died in the fridge the following day, and a day later the abdomen was covered in Entomophthora fungus.

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