Tipula flavolineata

Tipula flavolineata

Description

The only UK species in the subgenus Dendrotipula. Males have very long antennae. The thorax is grey and the abdomen grey with some orange/brown at the top. Legs are orange/brown with darker tips. The wings have a dark stigma and a pale yellow costal cell.

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Detailed photos required. 

Habitat

Associated with dead wood.

When to see it

May to June.

UK Status

Widespread.

VC55 Status

Rarely recorded.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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

UK Map

Additional images

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All NatureSpot records