Heres a press release from the Riverfly partnership... doubt if it will mean a new patern in our fly boxes, and at 5mm it's going to be a tiny one, but i can imagine it would be a magic moment for Stuart crofts.




PRESS RELEASE



The Riverfly Partnership, Riverfly Recording Schemes and Buglife - The Invertebrate Conservation Trust

Embargoed until: Wednesday 22 December 2010



New species to the UK discovered

A caddisfly species has been found for the first time in the UK


A caddisfly species has been found for the first time in the UK. The insect, discovered by Stuart Crofts, was found near a small stream flowing through woodland near Masham, North Yorkshire. The last time a new species of caddisfly was found in the UK was in 1965.


Caddisflies are fascinating, spending the majority of their life as larvae in freshwater before emerging as adult flies. They are pollution sensitive insects and commonly used as a litmus test for the health of the environment. They help support healthy bird and fish populations as they provide an important food source and they are often imitated by fly-fishermen in their artificial flies to catch fish.


Synagapetus dubitans, is a small caddisfly of around 5mm. “I couldn’t believe what I was seeing when I identified it” said Stuart Crofts, a former international fly fisherman and Coordinator of the Adult Caddisfly Occurrence Scheme. “To find a species new to the UK is amazing, a great honour and very humbling experience”.


“The discovery of a new species of caddisfly in the UK is fantastic news.” said Craig Macadam, Conservation Officer with Buglife. ”Springs and seepages in woodlands can be very important habitats. Now that we know this species is here we can help to protect its habitat.”


“Stuart’s find demonstrates the exciting discoveries that can to be found on our doorstep” said Bridget Peacock, Director of the Riverfly Partnership. “2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity, celebrating the diversity of life, and to record a new riverfly species to the UK is wonderful”.

Interesting, does that make it a Croft's Caddis then.?
S.

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Congratulations Stuart and a sincere 'Well done'.

Do we know if they dive?



Buglife | News | New Species to the UK discovered

Even The Atlantic Salmon Trust - Working for the future of wild Atlantic salmon and sea trout have reportid this exciting discovery: "The insect, discovered by Stuart Crofts, was found near a small stream flowing through woodland near Masham, North Yorkshire." Well done Stuart and thanks also to Craig Macadam, Conservation Officer of Buglife - The Invertebrate Trust.

I dont know if Neil Patterson has decided on that yet!

That's a really good find.
It must be very rewarding to discover a species which is new to these islands and a measure of the individual's expertise to have the confidence to identify the specimen as a unique find.Well done Mr. Crofts.

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Could be called : Crofts Original Caddis.

Congratulations on the discovery.

Unfortunately it is allready named as it is a known specie in Europe.
The first sample found was a Male, so there was a very slight chance i guess that it was blown over. But they have since found a Female and are searching for nymphs.
It is in a pretty unique little ecological niche, which the european ones also inhabit, so it looks like this thing has always been around this spot.

I'd been waiting on the photographs from the Riverfly Partnership before posting a news item on the main site which you will find here. There is an extra photo of the habitat where it was found.

I think you'll find our former member had already published that picture if you'd care to read the thread.

It's a pity that one of the pillars of this part of the forum is currently absent, not quite sure why........ hopefully not a victim of the oh-so-convenient "bickering" regime.

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