Spotted Cranefly
  
Taken at Hogganfield Loch on 7th June 2016 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
Fact File

Spotted Cranefly.
Species :
Order:
Family:
Local names: 		Nephrotoma appendiculata.
Diptera.
Tipulidae.
Habitat:
Adult Food:
Larval Food:
Body Length:
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Description:
 Woodland edges.
Umbellifers.
Roots of grasses.
13 - 15 mm.
50 mm.
May - September.
The body is yellow with short, black stripes on the thorax and a black line on each section of the abdomen. The wings have a thin, yellow line near the leading edge.