Thread subject: Diptera.info :: A 3 points Limoniidae
#1
Hello !
Have an idea for this Limoniidae ?
Chavernoz Marina : France : 14/5/2006 : Croutoy (60)
size : 15mm
The photo was taken in a humid forest.
Thanks
Marina
#2
Hi Marina,
I'm no expert but it looks like Limonia phragmitidis.
Cheers.
Posted by
kitenet on 17-11-2006 22:34
#3
Black stripe on thorax and front femora half-black would mean Limonia nigropunctata (at least it does in the UK
)
Martin
#4
Thank you Andr? and Martin for your answer.
Could yould explain me how you have determinated that is Limoniidae was Limonia genus ?
Bye
Marina
Posted by
kitenet on 17-11-2006 23:36
#5
To key the genus out fully involves checking details of the wing venation, which I can't see all of in the picture, but in this case the combination of wing spots, blackedging at the tip of the wing, orange thorax with black stripe, and leg markings mean that it is a distinctive species so I just jumped to the genus
.
Martin
Posted by
Xespok on 18-11-2006 07:50
#6
In continental Europe there are quite a few L. species with this three dot on the wing setup. But the other characters look quite distinctive.
