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Can anyone please help with this ID. Image date 1 October. Location South Central England, near Portsmouth.


http://www.imagei...DxO-XL.jpg

Thank you

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Dear Peter,
My suggestion would be Tipula (Tipula) paludosa; females have the wings shorter than the abdomen; this seems to be case. To be sure, count the antennal segment, 14 in paludosa, 13 in all other members of Tipula subgenus (Tipula).

Have a look at http://nlbif.eti.uva.nl/ccw/ for more informaton.


All the best,

Pjotr Oosterbroek