Description

Wing length 6 to 8mm. A large, shiny black species with long, all black legs. The male has fringes of pale hairs along the front femora.

Habitat

Wetlands and marshes, reed-beds where sedges are frequent. Woodlands where Pendulous sedge grows. the larvae develop within the stems of the sedges.

Status and distribution

Fairly common in England and Wales but less so in Scotland. Fairly frequent in Nottinghamshire and recorded at Netherfield Lagoons.

Best time to see

April to August.