Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tipula rufina (female), Suffolk, Dec 2015
Posted by Martin Cooper on 07-12-2015 16:28
#1
I thought maybe a Tipula rufina, due to the black stripe on the side of the thorax and a female from the ovipositor. Is that correct?
Best wishes,
Martin
Edited by Martin Cooper on 08-12-2015 11:26
Posted by Martin Cooper on 07-12-2015 16:28
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Posted by Martin Cooper on 07-12-2015 16:29
#3
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Posted by Sundew on 07-12-2015 17:33
#4
T. rufina should be correct, the black stripe is said to be distinctive (
http://www.nature...ula-rufina and other websites).
Regards, Sundew
Posted by Martin Cooper on 07-12-2015 17:58
#5
Thanks Sundew. There are no previous records of Tipula rufina in my county of Suffolk on the UK National Biodiversity Network system, although that is probably due to under-recording rather than real scarcity.
Posted by Martin Cooper on 08-12-2015 13:27
#6
John Kramer has now also confirmed the ID on the Dipterists Forum.