| This large and spectacularly
marked Crane Fly was initially found on a small Birch at Sherwood Forest
in May 2010. The NBN Atlas lists no previous Sherwood Forest NNR records for
Tanyptera nigricornis, but Carr's book lists two
historical records dating to the early 1900's. A second
record followed in early June 2010, with a male found
resting on Umbellifers. Further sightings in 2011 have
shown T. nigricornis to be quite common, with
males (lower two photographs) frequently noted flying
around scrub Birches in open situations. |
