Anasimyia contracta
Anasimyia contracta
Description
Wing length 5 to 7.5 mm. This species has a slightly 'wasp waisted' abdomen. Segment T2 is narrower than it is long and it has greyish 'hockey stick' shaped markings.
Similar Species
A. transfuga has similar markings but with segment T2 parallel sided and wider then long.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Usually seen on emergent vegetation at the margins of still water.
When to see it
April to September peaking in June and July.
Life History
Larvae have been found living between the leaf sheaths of rotting plants.
UK Status
Widely distributed but local in Britain.
VC55 Status
Thought to be infrequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
David Gould
Aylestone Meadows, Leicester.
18 June 2016
David Nicholls
Leicester, Bennion Pools NA
06 June 2023
David Gould
Croft Pasture, Leics
20 June 2014
Paul Ruddoch
Melton Country Park
12 June 2015
sue
Oadby Grange lake
02 June 2020
Barbara Cooper
Long Clawson
30 May 2019
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