Thread subject: Diptera.info :: male Tanyptera atrata

Posted by Marion Friedrich on 10-05-2024 18:49
#1

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

Edited by Marion Friedrich on 11-05-2024 20:45

Posted by Marion Friedrich on 10-05-2024 18:50
#2

2nd picture

Posted by eklans on 11-05-2024 19:13
#3

Hello Marion, I'm pretty sure it's a male T. atrata - the antennae, for instance, of T. nigricornis are completely black.

Posted by Marion Friedrich on 11-05-2024 20:44
#4

Hello Eric,
thank you very much for ID of Tanyptera atrata.
Greetings,
Marion

Posted by nielsyese on 14-05-2024 21:59
#5

The trochanters are clearly orange, so it is for sure Tanyptera atrata.

Posted by Marion Friedrich on 15-05-2024 21:28
#6

Hello Niels-Jan Dek,
Thank you very much.
Greetings,
Marion