Warton Crag 2nd June 2023


Hilara hirtipes (Empididae), P. Brighton.
  • New to VC60
  • This follows a first Greater Manchester record in 2022. Widely scattered distribution according to NBN Atlas.
Platypalpus excavatus (Hybotidae), P. Brighton.
  • New to VC60
  • 52 records on NBN Atlas. Widely scattered from the South coast of England to Northern Scotland.
Platyura marginata (Keroplatidae), P. Brighton.
  • New to VC60
  • Widely recorded in the West Midlands and the Welsh borders. 127 records on NBN Atlas.
Dryope flaveola (Dryomyzidae), P. Brighton.
  • New to VC60
  • Apparently shade-loving. Widespread but local.
  • 129 record on NBN Atlas. The majority in the west.
Cleigastra brevifrons (Scathophagidae), P. Brighton.
  • New to VC60
  • Just 18 NBN Atlas records but widely scattered.

Provisional Species List:

SpeciesCommon nameOrderFamily
Protapion assimileClover Seed WeevilColeopteraApionidae
Cryptocephalus labiatusColeopteraChrysomelidae
Graptus triguttatusColeopteraCurculionidae
Otiorhynchus singularisRaspberry WeevilColeopteraCurculionidae
Bombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyDipteraBombyliidae
Helophilus pendulusDipteraSyrphidae
Myathropa floreaDipteraSyrphidae
Nephrotoma appendiculataDipteraTipulidae
Neophilaenus exclamationisHemipteraAphrophoridae
Philaenus spumariusHemipteraAphrophoridae
Aphrodes makaroviHemipteraCicadellidae
Megophthalmus scabripennisHemipteraCicadellidae
Oncopsis flavicollisHemipteraCicadellidae
Planaphrodes bifasciataHemipteraCicadellidae
Criomorphus albomarginatusHemipteraDelphacidae
Dicranotropis hamataHemipteraDelphacidae
Ditropis pteridisHemipteraDelphacidae
Capsus aterHemipteraMiridae
Cyllecoris histrioniusHemipteraMiridae
Leptopterna dolabrataMeadow Plant BugHemipteraMiridae
Lygus rugulipennisEuropean Tarnished Plant BugHemipteraMiridae
Orthops (Orthops) campestrisHemipteraMiridae
Phylus (Phylus) melanocephalusHemipteraMiridae
Pinalitus cervinusHemipteraMiridae
Pithanus maerkeliiHemipteraMiridae
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataHemipteraMiridae
Tinicephalus (Tinicephalus) hortulanusHemipteraMiridae
Nabis (Nabis) rugosusCommon DamselbugHemipteraNabidae
Dolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugHemipteraPentatomidae
Palomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugHemipteraPentatomidae
Cacopsylla melanoneuraHemipteraPsyllidae
Andrena cinerariaAshy Mining BeeHymenopteraAndrenidae
Argogorytes mystaceusHymenopteraCrabronidae
Osmia aurulentaGold-Fringed Mason BeeHymenopteraMegachilidae
Pyrausta cingulataSilver-barred SableLepidopteraCrambidae
Coenonympha pamphilusSmall HeathLepidopteraNymphalidae
Gonepteryx rhamniBrimstoneLepidopteraPieridae
Panorpa communisMecopteraPanorpidae
Panorpa germanicaMecopteraPanorpidae
Chrysotropia ciliataNeuropteraChrysopidae
Dichochrysa ventralisNeuropteraChrysopidae
Ectopsocus briggsi sensu strictoPsocopteraEctopsocidae
Mesopsocus immunisPsocopteraMesopsocidae