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| Record Summary | Male, visiting Hogweed |
| Found as | Male imago |
| Date | 6 July 2023 |
| Capture method | netted |
| Associated organism | Heracleum sphondylium |
| OS grid ref | OSGR: SU01 |
| Lat/Lon | 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W |
| Vice County | South Wilts, VC no: 8 |
| Country | England |
| Voucher | 6 Jul 2023[D] (Please quote this in any queries about this record) |
Notes:
Body length: 12mm; flagellomeres: 38+38, fairly broad black tyloids on F6(tiny),7-14, most nearly as long as their segment; flagellum black, no paler below; inner underside of scape yellow.
Head black above, face black, broadly pale yellow on facial orbits connecting to small spots beneath each antenna, clypeus bright yellow with dark spot in middle of apex; labrum bright yellow.
Hind corners of pronotum yellow along dorsal edge, hind femur black, tibia red (trace)-yellow (60%)-red (trace)-black (40%), tarsus orange black with basitarasus almost completely orange.
Scutellum yellow, but black at front and rear; area superomedia about square, rear side weakly angularly indented, other three sides slightly bowed outwards.
T2-3 orange.
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