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Posted by Stephen R on 29-04-2011 20:26

8.5mm. Arncliffe, Yorkshire UK, 27 April 2011,

Sorry no more photos or specimen.

Edited by Stephen R on 27-05-2011 23:14

Posted by ChrisR on 02-05-2011 10:42

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 :D

Posted by Stephen R on 02-05-2011 11:00

No, sadly it flew before I finished the photo, and I had no net with me anyway - only went out for a short walk :P

Posted by ChrisR on 02-05-2011 11:07

Arghhhhhhhhhhh! :D That's a real pity ... not sure how distinctive this species is and whether the record can be accepted for the scheme ... tricky one :S

Anyway, keep your eyes peeled - maybe you'll see another :)

Edited by ChrisR on 02-05-2011 11:07

Posted by Jaakko on 03-05-2011 15:13

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.

Posted by Stephen R on 03-05-2011 18:41

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.

Posted by Zeegers on 03-05-2011 19:44

#10

the host is Cerapteryx graminis, so there is a reason it is associated with grasslands.....

Theo

Posted by ChrisR on 03-05-2011 22:02

#11

Stephen: Matt says he is happy to accept the record - could you let me know the map reference? :)

Posted by Stephen R on 27-05-2011 23:31

#12

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?

Posted by Stephen R on 28-05-2011 00:04

#13

Stop press! I found this image in my unidentified Tachinid bin, dated 11 June 2009. It was taken in Arncliffe. Is is also Appendicia?

Posted by ChrisR on 28-05-2011 00:05

#14

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

Posted by Stephen R on 28-05-2011 00:36

#15

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