Bright Dune Tiger

Nephrotoma submaculosa

Description

Over all length 18 – 21mm. The head is pale yellow and the thorax is pale yellow with black markings on its dorsal surface. The abdomen is pale tan with a broken stripe of dark brown along its dorsal surface and a thin black line along the sides. The wings have a pale stigma.

Status and Distribution

The distribution tends to be along the coasts in England but further inland in Scotland. It has been found once on the reserve.

All photography taken at the Netherfield Lagoons, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire.
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