Striped-backed Glimmer (Riponnesia splendens) Size: 5.5-7mm Flight: May-Sep
Species of the week – 13th Sept
This is not a common species and would seem to be localised, with only 1479 records listed on NBN as of September 2025
https://species.nbnatlas.org/species/NBNSYS0100005170#overview
This species is in a genus all by itself within the U.K, having previously been listed under the genus Orthonevra due to its morphological likeness. Prior to this it was classified in 1822 under the genus Chrysogaster, again a not too dissimilar morphological grouping.
