Species Account for Melanochaeta pubescens
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Melanochaeta pubescens (Thalhammar, 1898)
Diptera: other groups: Chloropidae
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National status: Scarce
Additional Phenology Data
Additional Phenology Data
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Species text
This small fly is a widespread but localised species of southern England, with about twenty known post-1960 sites (six within Essex). It is locally frequent on the south Essex marshes and occurs in brackish coastal levels and wetlands near the coast where Phragmites grows. References
Species text last edited on Tue Mar 20th 2007 by user 3
Habitats
Broad Habitat Data (based on 33 records with habitat information)
no subhabitat data available
Structural Habitat Data (based on 19 records with structural habitat information)
Habitat Detail and Method (based on 21 records with habitat detail and method information)
Recorded management for locations with Melanochaeta pubescens
Recorded substrate and hydrology for locations with Melanochaeta pubescens
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