Ctenophora
ornata (Meigen,
1818) |
Ctenophora
ornata is a large and spectacularly marked Crane
Fly. First recorded in Nottinghamshire at Clipstone Old
Quarter on July 2nd 2009, meaning Sherwood
Forest became the most northerly site in the UK for this
RDB1 species. Other UK sites to provide recent records
included the New Forest and Windsor Great Park. In 2013,
there were reports of 'unusual' numbers of Ctenophora
ornata at Windsor and following an email from John
Kramer of the Tipulidae Recording Scheme to staff at the
Sherwood Forest visitor centre in late July, a follow up
moth trapping session produced the second record for
Sherwood Forest on August 1st 2013. A third
Nottinghamshire record came when a male was attracted to
MV light at Budby South Forest on August 4th 2018 (Wright, S. and Osborne, J.). |
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This male Ctenophora
ornata, was found on the trunk of one of Sherwood
Forest's ancient Oaks in early July 2009. But despite us
being confident of the initial identification, we waited
a year before getting confirmation from John Kramer of
the Tipulidae Recording Scheme. |
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