Species Account for Philonicus albiceps
Philonicus albiceps (Meigen, 1820)
Diptera: Larger Brachycera: Asilidae
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Taxonomic group: soldier flies and allies (Diptera: Larger Brachycera) - County data
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Essex RDB: Listed
Threat: Essex Threatened
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Restricted to dunes. Recorded from Colne Point and Crabknowe Spit.
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This robber fly is characteristic of coastal sand dunes, sitting on bare sand among marram and more rarely at sandy places inland. It is widespread on the coasts of England and Wales, but in Essex has only been recorded at Colne Point and Crabknowe Spit (south of Harwich). References
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