Species Account for Rhopalopterum femorale
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Rhopalopterum femorale (Collin, 1946)
Diptera: other groups: Chloropidae
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Taxonomic group: flies (other) (Diptera: other groups) - County data
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Records: 3
First Record: 1981
Latest Record: 2000
1992-on hectads: 2
Pre-1992 hectads: 1
Total hectads: 3
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Recorded from 3 out of 57x10km.sq. records in county
Species text
Rhopalopterum femorale is a frit fly found in fens and heathland bogs. The larvae may develop in sedges but the biology is unknown (Recorder species account). Adults have been found from May to August. The historical range includes Surrey, the East Anglian fens and Banffshire. References
Species text last edited on Tue Mar 20th 2007 by user 3
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