Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Unknown Crane fly
Posted by Alandy7 on 14-02-2022 12:09
#1
I have been trying to ID this Crane Fly for a while, but have given up, can anybody help please?
Taken in Lincolnshire UK on 16 Sept 22
Posted by eklans on 14-02-2022 15:35
#2
Female T. paludosa, I think.
Posted by Alandy7 on 14-02-2022 15:54
#3
Thank you, can you explain the strange shape of the abdomen?
Posted by eklans on 14-02-2022 16:20
#4
If my memory serves me well it's parasitised - probably by Pipunculidae.
Posted by Alandy7 on 14-02-2022 17:11
#5
Excellent, found a similar photo on google.
Many thanks
Alan