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| Stephen R |
Posted on 29-04-2011 20:26
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 Member Location: Clitheroe Lancashire UK Posts: 2396 Joined: 12.06.09 |
8.5mm. Arncliffe, Yorkshire UK, 27 April 2011, Sorry no more photos or specimen. Stephen R attached the following image:  [168.87Kb] Edited by Stephen R on 27-05-2011 23:14 |
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| Jaakko |
Posted on 01-05-2011 22:24
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 Member Location: Joensuu, Finland Posts: 479 Joined: 04.08.08 |
Appendicia truncata Cheers, Jaakko |
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 02-05-2011 10:30
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Member Location: Clitheroe Lancashire UK Posts: 2396 Joined: 12.06.09 |
Thanks Jaakko! |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 02-05-2011 10:42
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Wow - a UK record for Appendicia truncata?! Did you get a specimen by any chance? It's just that I have never actually seen one outside a major museum 
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 02-05-2011 11:00
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Member Location: Clitheroe Lancashire UK Posts: 2396 Joined: 12.06.09 |
No, sadly it flew before I finished the photo, and I had no net with me anyway - only went out for a short walk  |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 02-05-2011 11:07
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Arghhhhhhhhhhh! That's a real pity ... not sure how distinctive this species is and whether the record can be accepted for the scheme ... tricky one  Anyway, keep your eyes peeled - maybe you'll see another 
Edited by ChrisR on 02-05-2011 11:07 Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| Jaakko |
Posted on 03-05-2011 15:13
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Member Location: Joensuu, Finland Posts: 479 Joined: 04.08.08 |
Chris: I know that the British museums are awesome, but in Finland these guys prefer other kind of biotopes. I think it is pretty distinctive (habitus, m-vein appendix, long costal bristle, pattern..) and phenology supports it as well! Back home these guys can be netted on Anthriscus flowers. Usually close to pinewoods, although I´ve gotten one from the garden of a farm house as well. Not too common (usally singles), but not rare (seen +/-yearly) up in the north. |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 03-05-2011 18:13
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Interesting , thanks
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 03-05-2011 18:41
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Member Location: Clitheroe Lancashire UK Posts: 2396 Joined: 12.06.09 |
This one was on sheep-grazing land (some cattle too) on carboniferous limestone, in a glacial valley with a small river nearby. There are a few isolated scots pines in the area, but sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) and ash are the commonest trees. There is quite a bit of sweet cicely (Myrrhis odorata) fairly close by. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 03-05-2011 19:44
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19310 Joined: 21.07.04 |
the host is Cerapteryx graminis, so there is a reason it is associated with grasslands..... Theo |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 03-05-2011 22:02
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Stephen: Matt says he is happy to accept the record - could you let me know the map reference?
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 27-05-2011 23:31
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Member Location: Clitheroe Lancashire UK Posts: 2396 Joined: 12.06.09 |
Sorry Chris, I missed your post nearly a month ago. Google maps gives the approx. position as 54.1435, -2.1085. Will this do, or should I look for the National Grid ref? |
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 28-05-2011 00:04
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Member Location: Clitheroe Lancashire UK Posts: 2396 Joined: 12.06.09 |
Stop press! I found this image in my unidentified Tachinid bin, dated 11 June 2009. It was taken in Arncliffe. Is is also Appendicia?
Stephen R attached the following image:  [106.13Kb] |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 28-05-2011 00:05
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Thanks Stephen - got it via Google Maps and Streetmap.co.uk ... we use Landranger map references primarily, because they are quite compact - you location should be SD929719, I think EDIT: the second photo looks very similar
Edited by ChrisR on 28-05-2011 00:07 Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 28-05-2011 00:36
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Member Location: Clitheroe Lancashire UK Posts: 2396 Joined: 12.06.09 |
ChrisR wrote: location should be SD929719, I think Yes, that's it. Sadly, as my mother died last year, we will no longer have a base there. Edited by Stephen R on 28-05-2011 00:38 |
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