Tiphia femorata (Fabricius, 1775)
Although there are few records on the distribution map, Tiphia femorata may well be widespread across much of rural Nottinghamshire. It is a parasitoid of various Dung Beetles including Aphodius sp, with the females burrowing into the ground to locate their hosts.The adults regularly visit flowers and in a weedy meadow near Edwinstowe in early August 2017, we found many (all but one were females) feeding on Umbellifer flowers.
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Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Tiphia femorata
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Sherwood Forest Trust (2008 Oak Tree Heath invertebrate survey). David Shaw.

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Updated January 2024
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