Thread: ID please for this insect
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Old 10-04-2009, 07:16 PM
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Re: ID please for this insect
There are 3 species in Britain:
  • Sialis fuliginosa Pictet, 1836
  • Sialis lutaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Sialis nigripes Pictet, 1865
Sialis lutaria is the commonest (identification to species needs a microscope and a close look at its "bits" )
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