Range
In Britain, this species tends to occur south of a line drawn between Blackpool and Middlesbrough, but with a few scattered populations in the Lake District (3). Elsewhere it is found in central and southern mainland Europe (2), across Asia to China (4).
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Habitat
Inhabits slow-moving rivers, ponds and other still water-bodies (2).