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Species Information
This page will contain photos and information on all the New Species.
If we run out of new species we will use this page to display information on some of the species found in the Dene.
Total Number of Recorded Species in the Brierdene 31/03/2020
| Groups | Number |
|
Arachnids |
36 |
| Bats | 3 |
| Birds |
126 |
| Bugs & Beatles | 52 |
| Bumblebees - Bees - Solitary Bees | 15 |
| Butterflies | 21 |
| Centipedes & Millipedes |
2 |
| Crustaceans | 5 |
| Dragonflies | 6 |
| Fish and Amphibians | 5 |
| Flies | 53 |
| Fungi | 43 |
| Harvestman | 2 |
| Ladybirds | 8 |
| Mammals | 12 |
| Molluscs | 10 |
|
Lichen,
Liverworts Mosses and Slime Moulds |
121 |
| Moths & Miners | 170 |
| Plants, Bushes & Trees | 327 |
| Reptiles | 1 |
| Wasps | 10 |
| Worms | 11 |
Cheilosia
antiqua - Hoverfly
Found in woodland clearings and tracksides and unimproved pastures where the food plants grow. In the open they usually visit Cowslips and Primroses flowers
Adults are generally found along woodland rides or edges, and along old hedges, where they fly low-down amongst the vegetation.
The larva develops in the rootstocks of Primrose Primula vulgaris, where it hollows out cavities in the thickened stem bases.
Usually seen from April to August
Cheilosia vicina - Hoverfly
Adults are most often found visiting flowers in either open or wooded situations (both deciduous or coniferous), or (especially males) basking on sun-lit leaves.
This species has a markedly northern distribution.
It is frequent from North Wales and the Pennines northwards and is usually seen from April to August
