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Classification Order: Family:Length . 13 to 15 mm
Phenology May to September.
Identification Spotted Craneflies have a yellow body with a broad black strip on each section of the abdomen, and a series of black stripes on the thorax. There is a black horseshoe mark on the side of the thorax between the wing base and the halterThe wings have a thin, yellow line near the leading edge
Life Cycle Adults feed on umbellifers such as Cow Parsley. Larvae feed on the roots of grasses
Habitat Hedgerows and well wooded areas.
