Description and notes
Identification keys and general biology are given in Richards (1980), Gauld & Bolton (1988) and Yeo & Corbet (1995). Females are wingless, but males are fully-winged.
Distribution
In England from Dorset to Kent, including the Isle of Wight, and north to Oxfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk. Also the Channel Islands.
Overseas, found in many parts of mainland Europe (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, The Netherlands, France, Germany, Italy and Hungary).
Status (in Britain only)
A Nationally Notable (Nb) species (Falk 1991).
Habitat
Open sandy areas in warm, sunny situations both on the coast, for example sand dunes, and inland, for example heathland and sand pits.
Flowers visited
Males have been found on umbellifers and ragworts.
Parasites
No information available.
Year profile last updated
1998