Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Limoniidae

Posted by Jiri Hodecek on 31-07-2023 08:31
#1

Any idea about these? I had dozens of them in my pitfall traps in Italian Alps North of Milano (In Como province).

Posted by eklans on 31-07-2023 10:25
#2

Hi Jiri, I think it's a male Limonia nigropunctata.

Posted by Jiri Hodecek on 31-07-2023 11:37
#3

Thank you Eric. Would this be the same species then?

Posted by eklans on 31-07-2023 12:37
#4

No Jiri, L. nigropunctata has a dark abdomen - this one's likely a female L. phragmitides.

Posted by Jiri Hodecek on 31-07-2023 13:11
#5

Thank you Eric!