Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tipula (Lunatipula) selenitica

Posted by sarahpogue on 02-08-2011 11:16
#1

I photographed this Tipulidae in a meadow in the north-east of Portugal on the 8th of April of this year.
I think it is a male Tipula sp. (possibly Tipula luna or T. oleracea??). Could someone please confirm the genus?
I know it is very difficult to identify Tipulidae from just a photograph, but if anyone has an idea as to the species, that would be great.

Thanks in advance.

Edited by sarahpogue on 11-08-2011 10:50

Posted by pjotr oosterbroek on 08-08-2011 15:40
#2

A very nice picture of Tipula (Lunatipula) selenitica Meigen, 1818, endemic to the Iberian Peninsula (see http://ip30.eti.uva.nl/ccw/ for more details on this species).
Please allow usage of this picture for the CCW website (if so, please mail permission to p.oosterbroek@chello.nl).
Thanks in advance.
Pjotr