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Limoniidae - Chionea ♀♂ cf belgica/lutescens
eklans
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Posted on 04-01-2021 15:02
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Hi, this pretty little girl crossed my path in the morning (Frankenhoehe Nature Park, old deciduous forest, -1° on snow). Is it possible to confirm the species by the pilosity of the hind femora?

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This morning I've found a male and two females near the place where I found the first female - on snow, 0°C.
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male, 3rd img (zoomed)
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From photos it is possible to exclude some species but for definite ID a specimen is needed. C. belgica is possible but so are others.
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Thank you very much Paul!

Greetings, Eric
 
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Check the review by Pjotr Oosterbroek and others, easy to Google.
Distribution helps as well.

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Thank you very much, Theo!
I've already found the review by Pjotr Oosterbroek and other papers via Catalogue of the Craneflies and I think it could be belgica or lutescens. The other species all have specific visible characters or were not yet! found in Bavaria. I'm trying to find more photos to compare - and hopefully find more in January 2022.

Met vriendelijke groet uit het ondergesneeuwd bos in januari, Eric (op jacht naar de sneeuwmug) Wink
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Good to hear.

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Hi,
https://laji.fi/e.../MX.272695
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Hi Pentti, thanks a lot! The images show that my flies could be lutescens, too, and I must wait to find more next winter to get more details (especially male ventrally).

Greetings, Eric
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