Hesperocorixa moesta

Hesperocorixa moesta

Description

Length 5.2 mm. Mid legs with shorter claws, ≤ tarsus-length. Abdominal segment 7 upperside with middle of hind margin convex & bearing tuft of long hairs. Strigil broad, 6 combs.

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Photographs showing the key identification features required. 

Habitat

In detritus-filled ponds where much of the vegetation may consist of flooded grass and other situations where grass and/or moss are submerged.

When to see it

All year round.

UK Status

Scattered throughout England and Wales. 

VC55 Status

Uncommon in Leicestershire and Rutland.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

MAP KEY:

Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020

UK Map

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All NatureSpot records