A small Cranefly with a pale yellow body and legs with black knees.

Wing length 4-4.5mm

Thaumastoptera calceata

• Black knees
• Discal cell in wings

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River & stream margins with tall grasses and reeds.

June - July

Local

Rare in Leicestershire - the Broughton Astley record of 18.06.25 is the first for VC55.