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Lipsothrix nervosa - Southern Yellow Splinter
Name: Lipsothrix nervosa Edwards, 1938
Family: Limoniidae
Common name: Southern Yellow Splinter (Previously “A Cranefly”)
Distribution
Mainly South England and southern Wales, scarcer in Midlands. Some rare northerly records including Scotland
Distribution map from publicly available, 10km square resolution data on the NBN Gateway.
Habitat
wet, rotting twigs and branches in seepages in deciduous woodland; it is believed to require continuous shade and a constant supply of rotting timber.
BAP
Existing BAP species
Lead partner
Mike Howe, Countryside Council for Wales
