National Barkfly Recording Scheme (Britain and Ireland) |
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Lachesilla pedicularia |
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![Lachesilla pedicularia](../images/key/A1-B-C2-D16_1.jpg)
![Lachesilla pedicularia](../images/key/A1-B-C2-D16_7.jpg) |
A small (c.1.5-2mm) barkfly. Uncommon in Britain and Ireland. Males and females often have long wings (macropterous) while short winged (brachypterous) specimens are occasionally found. |
![Lachesilla pedicularia](../images/key/A1-B-C2-D16_2.jpg) |
The forewing is completely hairless. It can be distinguished from other Lachesilla species by the features shown in the photograph. |
![Lachesilla pedicularia](../images/key/A1-B-C2-D16_3.jpg) |
The species can be distinguished from other, rarer, Lachesilla species by having brown stripes on the abdomen. |
![Lachesilla pedicularia](../images/key/A1-B-C2-D16_5.jpg) |
Female
The subgenital plate forms a simple curved shape (cf. L. quercus).
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![Lachesilla pedicularia](../images/key/A1-B-C2-D16_6.jpg) |
Male
The hypandrium (apex of abdomen) has simple appendages (cf. forked appendages of L. quercus).
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