Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tipula vittata or T. maxima? --> 1 and 2 = Tipula vittata; 3 = Pedicia rivosa

Posted by Siegfried Rudolf on 15-04-2024 09:15
#1

Hello everyone,

I found this crane-fly yesterday in the near of a brook in Southwest-Germany in the Black forest. The length was about 30 mm. Is it Tipula vittata, Tipula maxima or anything else?

Thank you and greetings,

Siggi

Edited by Siegfried Rudolf on 15-04-2024 14:02

Posted by Siegfried Rudolf on 15-04-2024 09:16
#2

pic. 2

Posted by Siegfried Rudolf on 15-04-2024 09:16
#3

pic. 3

Posted by eklans on 15-04-2024 11:46
#4

Hello Siggi, the last image is a bit tricky but from the first two fotos I'm quite sure, it's a male T. vittata. T. maxima's length is 40 mm.

Posted by Walther Gritsch on 15-04-2024 12:57
#5

The one on the last picture is Pedicia rivosa (Pediciidae).

Posted by Siegfried Rudolf on 15-04-2024 13:55
#6

Hi Eric, Walther,

please excuse this embarrassing mistake. I thought all three photos showed the same animal, but I took the third photo a little earlier and of course it shows a different animal. Many thanks for your help. Next time I'll be more careful.

Greetings Siggi