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male Tanyptera atrata
Marion Friedrich
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Posted on 10-05-2024 17:49
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 Tanyptera

Hello,
is species ID of this cranefly possible? I think it could be a male Tanyptera atrata or nigricornis.

Greetings,
Marion

Germany, Saxony, forest edge, 09.05.2024
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 Hello Marion, I'm pretty sure it's a male T. atrata - the antennae, for instance, of T. nigricornis are completely black.
Greetings, Eric
 
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 Hello Eric,
thank you very much for ID of Tanyptera atrata.
Greetings,
Marion
 
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 The trochanters are clearly orange, so it is for sure Tanyptera atrata.
Best wishes, Niels-Jan Dek
 
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 Hello Niels-Jan Dek,
Thank you very much.
Greetings,
Marion
 
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