Species Account for Platypalpus praecinctus

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Platypalpus praecinctus  (Collin, 1926)
Diptera: other groups: Hybotidae

 
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National status: Scarce



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Taxonomic group: flies (other) (Diptera: other groups) - County data   
 
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Essex Red Data List comment
Recorded from 6 out of 57x10km.sq. records in county

Species text
This is a small fly occurring in wetlands including coastal levels, inland fens and marshes from Wiltshire to Suffolk. The biology unknown, though larvae are likely to be predators in damp mud (Recorder species account). The NBN Gateway map for this species shows ten 10km squares nationally. References

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

Habitats

Broad Habitat Data (based on 3 records with habitat information)

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Structural Habitat Data (based on 2 records with structural habitat information)

Habitat Detail and Method (based on 1 records with habitat detail and method information)

Recorded management for locations with Platypalpus praecinctus

Recorded substrate and hydrology for locations with Platypalpus praecinctus

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