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Dorycera graminum - Phoenix Fly
Name: Dorycera graminum (Fabricius, 1794)
Family: Ulidiidae
Common name: Phoenix Fly (Previously “Picture Winged Fly”)
Distribution
Southern England: in recent years it has been recorded only from Kent, Essex, Oxford, Surrey and Worcestershire and most sites are unprotected and many are in the Thames Corridor.
Distribution map from publicly available, 10km square resolution data on the NBN Gateway.
Habitat
This species has been found on a number of brownfield / grassland sites. Its life history is still unknown.
BAP
Existing BAP species
Lead partner
Jon Webb, Natural England
