Thread subject: Diptera.info :: pretty Limoniidae

Posted by jean-claude bernard on 08-02-2008 20:54
#1

hello,
pretty yes but is it a limoniidae ?
jean-claude
07 02 2008
near Brest (France)
size 15/17 mm

Posted by Xespok on 09-02-2008 08:40
#2

Yes this is a Limoniid crane fly.

Posted by John Bratton on 09-02-2008 12:35
#3

Possibly Limonia nubeculosa - three dark bands on the femora. But I can't see a characteristic dark mark on the front edge of the wing, so maybe you have something similar to nubeculosa in France.

Posted by jean-claude bernard on 09-02-2008 20:55
#4

thanks for your help
jean-claude