Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Assume this is a cranefly ?
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| LordV |
Posted on 31-12-2007 19:26
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Thought I was taking a pic of a window gnat but suspect this is a small cranefly ? Taken today South Coast UK about 7mm body length. Brian V.  |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 31-12-2007 19:29
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
it seems a tipulid. Tipuloid by sure.  |
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| kitenet |
Posted on 31-12-2007 19:36
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 Member Location: Buckinghamshire, UK Posts: 118 Joined: 04.05.06 |
Looks like a winter gnat, a species of Trichocera (family Trichoceridae). The dark-bodied ones I see most often are T. regalationis and T. saltator, but I don't find them easy to tell apart, especially the females  Martin Martin Harvey |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 31-12-2007 19:39
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
a dorsal view would help a lot!  really the antenna is typical for trichoceridae, but not sure. |
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| LordV |
Posted on 02-01-2008 10:06
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Thanks for the possible ID . The only other shot I took was a focus stacked closeup which does show more detail on the antennae - assume this is one of the differences between this family and Tipulidae ? rian V.  |
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| Andrius |
Posted on 03-01-2008 11:01
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Member Location: Lithuania Posts: 315 Joined: 27.01.05 |
Well, wing venation and genitalic structures also clearly separate Trichoceridae and Tipulidae or Limoniidae You have a winter gnat here and I'd exclude Trichocera (S.) saltator as their females have longer ovipositors. It's also a pity wing venation is not visible, so it's impossible to tell what other species this could be... |
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