Limonia nubeculosa

Limonia nubeculosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Suborder: Nematocera
Infraorder: Tipulomorpha
Superfamily: Tipuloidea
Family: Limoniidae
Subfamily: Limoniinae
Genus: Limonia
Species: L. nubeculosa
Binomial name
Limonia nubeculosa
Meigen, 1804

Limonia nubeculosa, also known as the short-palped cranefly, is a species of crane fly in the family of Limoniidae.[1]

Features

This species reaches a body length of 9 millimetres (0.35 in) to 11 millimetres (0.43 in). The wings have a dark pattern on their front edge. The legs (femurs) are coloured yellow and contain three dark rings.[2]

They are found in forests in Europe. They are most popular in Central Europe and fly from April to November.[3]

References

  1. Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World. IP30. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  2. Haupt, Joachim (1995). Hiroko Main: Flies and Mosquitoes. Observation of life (First ed.). Nature of Book Publishing, Jena and Stuttgart. ISBN 3-89440-278-4.
  3. "Limonia nubeculosa  Meigen 1804". Fauna Europaea. 12 December 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2012.


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