Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Trichoceridae, but what is the spike on the tail?

Posted by Larry Shone on 07-11-2011 14:47
#1

I shot this last night from the side and noticed the hook at the tail. an ovipositor?

img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/Dawnrider/Nature/wintergnat.jpg

Posted by Dieter on 07-11-2011 15:14
#2

Yes!

Posted by Larry Shone on 07-11-2011 16:09
#3

Dieter wrote:
Yes!

Thanks dieter, so I now know its a female! Which is probably the sex I see most of these flies! Do maes have feathery antennae like Culex?

Edited by Larry Shone on 07-11-2011 16:09

Posted by Paul Beuk on 07-11-2011 16:32
#4

Males and females have similar antennae as the ones in the image above.

Posted by Larry Shone on 07-11-2011 16:33
#5

Thanks Paul!