Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tipulidae maybe? and more?

Posted by Ratatoskr on 21-11-2011 22:12
#1

This fly was found in my home at night end of June this year. I was fascinated by it's wing forms, patterns, and the "hairs" on the wings.
My place is Stockholm, Sweden, in an apartment which is a few hundred meters from a national park and bodies of water.
I have been searching the net for a few hours but can't find a similar one. I did find one with these kinds of hairs a few month back but don't remember where.

Anyone please?

Posted by Tony Irwin on 21-11-2011 22:25
#2

This is a Plume Moth (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) - almost certainly Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

Posted by Ratatoskr on 21-11-2011 23:07
#3

Wow, that was fast Tony. Thanks Smile
Amazing how you can see this. To me the pose and body form made me look into the Tipulidae family.

Posted by Larry Shone on 29-11-2011 10:41
#4

Yep,plume moth. Fabulous creatures!