2 slugs for ID

[Africa]

In my garden in Hull today after a shower.

[Fauna]

Hi Africa

The first one is a Lehmannia sp, there are currently three in Britain. The Greenhouse Slug (Lehmannia valentiana), the Tree Slug (Lehmannia marginata) and L. nyctelia.

L. marginata won't have the centre band on the mantle seen in your photo.

L.valentiana and L. nyctelia really need to be dissected to be sure. Your photo is probably L. valentiana as L. nyctelia is mostly restricted to heated greenhouses...though it has recently been found naturalised in a garden in Devon.



Have you got a photo looking down onto the second slug, not quite sure what it could be...i'm thinking Arion flagellus?



Regards Chris...

[Africa]

Thank you Fauna. The Lehmannia was inside a bag of leaves that I intended to make into leaf mould, away from the house and conservatory, which is not heated anyway.

As for the Arion, yes, I have plenty of shots. Here is one showing the dorsal part a bit more.


I hope it helps.

[Fauna]

Evening Africa.

Looks more promising from this photo...it will indeed be Arion flagellus.

Regards Chris...

[Africa]

Thanks a lot fauna!