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Tiger Craneflies (copulation) ♂ ♀
Nephrotoma flavescens
45.0753, 13.6484
Field Notes
Description:
Length about 18 mm. This cranefly has a yellow and black thorax and yellow abdomen with a thin and normally broken black stripe down the centre.
Adults take nectar and pollen from flowers such as Hogweed. Their larvae are virtually indistinguishable from small Tipula leather-jacket grubs.
Habitat:
Infhabits hedgerows, verges and grassy places. This pair was found in my garden.
Reference Links:
Tiger Cranefly - Nephrotoma flavescens | NatureSpot
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PublishedMay 3, 2013
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