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 Nematocera with reduced wings
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| Andre Jas |
Posted on 31-10-2006 16:24
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 Member Location: Georgsdorf, Germany Posts: 485 Joined: 04.10.04 |
Hi, Is this a female Trichocera? Andr Andre Jas attached the following image:  [58.63Kb] |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 31-10-2006 18:14
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7287 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Trichocerid ovipositors usually curve ventrally, so I'm pretty sure this is one of the short-winged tipulids, perhaps Tipula grisescens. Can you tell us what length it was?
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| Andre Jas |
Posted on 31-10-2006 19:42
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Member Location: Georgsdorf, Germany Posts: 485 Joined: 04.10.04 |
Hi Tony, Sorry, app. 18 mm. Later I saw a couple (no camera at hand) copulating. Male same size with full grown wings. Andr |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 31-10-2006 21:17
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It's typical of the males to be fully winged - only the females have reduced wings. I think a more likely species is Tipula autumnalis - this flies (or walks in this case! ) until October. (T. grisescens is normally a spring species.)
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