Posted by Michael Becker on 23-08-2007 19:33
#1
Hello,
I took this picture today in western germany. The body of the midge was about 1cm long, perhaps a bit longer. The most similar thing I found in the gallery was Molophilus. What is it?
Posted by Chen Young on 26-08-2007 14:54
#2
This female crane fly superfacially looks like one of the North America species in the genus
Gnophomyia . There are
nine species in the genus Gnophomyia currently recorded in Europe.
Posted by Michael Becker on 27-08-2007 06:24
#3
Hello,
thank you for the answer. According to the Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World, there are only two species in germany: G. lugubris and G. viridipennis. G. viridipennis looks very simily to this specimen. But I wasn't able to find pictures of G. lugubris. So I think I will sort the picture as "Gnophomyia cf. viridipennis".
Michael