Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Keroplatidae? (23.10.09)
Posted by Juergen Peters on 27-10-2009 22:39
#1
Hello!
A 5 mm midge from a spider web some nights ago at our house (northwest Germany). Maybe Macrocerinae?
Posted by Paul Beuk on 27-10-2009 22:44
#2
Limoniidae
Posted by Andrius on 27-10-2009 23:07
#3
Sorry to disappoint you guys, but this is actually a winter gnat (Trichoceridae), looks like
Trichocera annulata ;)
Andrius
Posted by Juergen Peters on 28-10-2009 03:09
#4
Thanks, Paul and Andrius!
There are many Trichoceridae in the moment (below), but this seemed to be rather different. But that may be due to the unnatural posture.
Posted by Juergen Peters on 28-10-2009 03:09
#5
Other one.
Posted by Andrius on 28-10-2009 08:24
#6
You are welcome ;)
The last one also looks like
T. annulata - dark bands on the abdomen are also visible as in the first one. The second picture has no clear distinguishable features visible, so this would be simply
Trichocera sp.
Andrius
Posted by Juergen Peters on 29-10-2009 01:25
#7
Hello, Andrius!
Andrius wrote:
The last one also looks like T. annulata
I had saved that picture as Trichocera_cf_annulata.jpg. ;)