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Species Account for Tetanocera robusta

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Tetanocera robusta Loew, 1847
Diptera: other groups: Sciomyzidae

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Taxonomic group: flies (other) (Diptera: other groups) - County data

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Essex RDB: Listed

Records: 14

First Record: 1983

Latest Record: 2015

1992-on hectads: 6

Pre-1992 hectads: 2

Total hectads: 7

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Essex Red Data List comment
Wetland species. Scarce in Essex, records from Basildon, Epping Forest and Rowhedge.

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The widespread snail killing fly Tetanocera robusta is scarce in Essex, with records from Basildon, Epping Forest and Rowhedge (Essex Red Data list). It is a wetland species whose larvae are predators of aquatic snails. References

Species text last edited on Tue Mar 20th 2007 by user 3