Leucozona lucorum (Linnaeus, 1758)
A common and attractively marked Hoverfly, Leucozona lucorum can be found at many well vegetated sites, especially woodland rides and edGes. Hoverflies are completely harmless to humans and still little recorded by local naturalists.
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Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Leucozona lucorum
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Richard Rogers. Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Martin Warne. Netherfield Wildlife Group. Pauline Bradford. Wil Heeney. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Tim Sexton. Brian Wetton. Trevor and Dilys Pendleton (Sherwood Forest Invertebrate Directory 2014). Paul and Helen Brock. John and Denise Bingham. David Shaw. Tom Shields. Brian Wetton.

You can contribute your own records to help us gain an accurate status of this species in Nottinghamshire. Send an Excel spreadsheet of your records via the 'contact us' link at the top of the homepage.

Updated November 2022

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