It seems
that Short-winged Conehead is more restricted in its range across VC56
than the similar Long-winged Conehead. The two species can sometimes
share the same habitat, although Short-winged Conehead tends to prefer
areas of Juncus in damp, marshy grassland or close to water.
It was first recorded in the county from Attenborough NR and the East
Bridgford side of the River Trent at Gunthorpe in 2011, then from
Bevercotes Pit Wood and Cottam in 2014 and Kilvington West Lake in 2015.
The county recorder has recently supplied some additional Short-winged
Conehead records from Stapleford (moorbridge Lane Welands North LWS) in
2019 and again in 2022. However, it still remains known from only a
handful of sites across Nottinghamshire, but there has been a renewed
effort to search for it in 2022, leading it to be discovered at Eakring
Meadows. |