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Larry Shone
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 This has been on the wall all day and wont budge!
Its about an inch long, a cranefly?

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 Hmm, a Winter Gnat? (Trichoceridae)
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 It seems to have the short A2 of Trichoceridae. In my area it would be a Trichocera.
 
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John Carr wrote:
It seems to have the short A2 of Trichoceridae. In my area it would be a Trichocera.


A2?? Ive no idea what that is!
 
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Larry Shone wrote:
John Carr wrote:
It seems to have the short A2 of Trichoceridae. In my area it would be a Trichocera.


A2?? Ive no idea what that is!


Well Larry it is either the road that links London to Dover Pfft or the wing vein shown below in this link;
http://www.insect...ra-sp.html

In this case I think it may be the latter Grin

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 I feel useless compared to you guys-when it comes to flies I havent a clue!! But I do want to learn!
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 It is Trichocera indeed and might be T.annulata, if the abdomen really has dark bands as I see from the image Wink
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It is Trichocera indeed and might be T.annulata, if the abdomen really has dark bands as I see from the image Wink


Indeed it did!
 
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