Species Account for Lonchaea palposa

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Lonchaea palposa  Zetterstedt, 1847
Diptera: other groups: Lonchaeidae

 
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National status: Scarce
Saproxylic species



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Taxonomic group: flies (other) (Diptera: other groups) - County data   
 
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Species text
Lonchaea palposa is a small fly usually found in broadleaved woodland with old or diseased trees or dead wood. Larvae develop beneath the bark of various deciduous trees including birch, poplar and hawthorn. There are a few records scattered widely in England and Scotland with only nine known post-1960 sites. References

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

Habitats

Broad Habitat Data (based on 10 records with habitat information)

Broad subhabitat Data (based on 3 records with subhabitat information)

Structural Habitat Data (based on 1 records with structural habitat information)

Habitat Detail and Method (based on 2 records with habitat detail and method information)

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