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Please enter your record below for Bombylius major. Identification is relatively straightforward: its long proboscis distinguishes it from almost any other insect at this time of the year. Combined with this, the body is covered with a fur of golden hairs and the wings have a solid black leading edge. For help using this form please see notes at the bottom of this page.

You must be registered and logged on to submit a photograph or to later see, edit and manage your records. Please note: It is often extremely useful if you can submit a digital photograph to support your record. Pictures should be jpg files and must be 400kb or smaller, please re-size prior to uploading.

Record for:

Bombylius major

Number seen:

*must be a number, '0' equals present but uncounted

Date:

*dd/mm/yyyy

Location name:

County:

Map Grid Ref:

or Postcode*:

You can find a grid reference using the locate page

Recorder:

*lastname, firstname

Identifier:

lastname, firstname

Habitat:

brief description of habitat

Comments:

any additional information of interest

Email address:

Picture file to support your sighting...

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Notes and guidance on submitting pictures:

We will usually give priority to records which include pictures. See Picture Upload Guidelines. File size larger than 400K will be rejected, so you will need to reduce them to less than this first.

Notes and guidance on submitting records:

Your observations are important in helping wildlife enthusiasts understand the distribution of plants and animals in Essex and to identify changes. This form is for submitting individual records or observations. If you have many records from one place, or many records of one species, contact us or the relevant County Recorders. Complete the form and submit details of your observation to our County Recorders so that we can add your record to our County Database.

Fields marked * are required. You can give either a Map Reference or a Postcode. The 'Determiner' is the person who identified this specimen - which could be you.

Where species are difficult to identify, or you are a beginner in a group, we may need verification of the identification. This is why we ask you for contact details when you register.

If you want to submit records located outside the UK, please contact us with the details.