Species Account for Sphaerophoria loewi
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Sphaerophoria loewi Zetterstedt, 1843
Diptera: Syrphidae: Syrphidae
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Taxonomic group: hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) - Available county data
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Status: NR;NT
Essex RDB: Listed
Threat: Essex Endangered
Records: 1
First Record: 1978
Latest Record: 1978
1992-on hectads: 0
Pre-1992 hectads: 1
Total hectads: 1
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Known from one record (1970s) from a reed bed at Mucking. A rare fly of reed beds in brackish water but elusive and may be overlooked.There are very few recent records of this species in Britain. Any population found in Essex would be of national importance.
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