Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tipula (Vestiplex) fragilicornis Riedel 1913 ♀

Posted by eklans on 08-09-2025 17:48
#8

I respect John's statement about the length of the palpus, though the head looks like Tipula - particularly the "nose" in T. alpina.
But if I concentrate on the ovipositor I've found three similar species for Italy in subgenus Lunatipula:
alpina
graeca
livida
Source: https://ccw.natur...