Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Limoniidae ID help

Posted by LRubio7 on 04-05-2018 22:00
#1

Hello. This Limoniidae is from Buenos Aires, Argentina. I think it is a Limnophila sp. I'm right?

Posted by Juergen Peters on 04-05-2018 22:50
#2

Hello,

I'm no expert, but I think this is a Tipula. There a several species here in Europe, which look exactly like this one (subgenus Savtshenkia). How big was it?

Posted by LRubio7 on 05-05-2018 13:57
#3

You may be right! I thought it was a Limoniidae because of the folded wings, but I see that there are some species of Tipula that have them folded as well. Also, the palpus seem to coincide with Tipulidae. It measures around 4-5 cm.
There are some Tipula species recorded from Buenos Aires (Tipula barretoi, T. bruchi and T. moniliferoides). I'll see if I can find descriptions or images of any.

Thank you very much,

Lucas.

Edited by LRubio7 on 05-05-2018 14:05