Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Nematoceran with red legs and spotted wings
Posted by Andre on 28-11-2011 20:41
#1
Anyone who could come close to an ID of this, rather large, nematocera?
Picture taken inside, near window, august 2011, coastal area of the Netherlands.
Edited by Andre on 28-11-2011 20:52
Posted by John Carr on 28-11-2011 20:56
#2
Probably
Demeijerea rufipes.
Posted by Andre on 28-11-2011 21:04
#3
So, I was right with my idea it was a Chironomid.
Are there species alike this one? Is it common? Rare?
Posted by John Carr on 28-11-2011 21:27
#4
My memory tells me there is nothing like it in Europe. There are two similar species of the genus in America. The original name is
Tipula rufipes Linnaeus, 1761 so I assume it is common.
American species "mine in freshwater sponges, bryozoans and plants such as Bur-reed,
Sparganium americanum (Nuttall)." (Epler, 2001) The only one I ever saw was next to a shallow pond.
Posted by Andre on 28-11-2011 21:32
#5
Thanks a lot John, you solved a mistery :)