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Striped Slender Robberfly - Leptogaster cylindrica

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Striped Slender Robberfly Striped Slender Robberfly - Leptogaster cylindrica dylan Purdown and Stoke Park 31 May 2022, 6:46 p.m. 28 May 2022, 11:06 a.m.

Species Description

Common and widespread in the South becoming scarce in the North. Habitat includes: Grassy places such as meadows, wasteland, roadside verges, railway banks, field margins etc. Flight period: May to August. Life story: Plucks Aphids from leaves.

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