Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Suborder Nematocera Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Diptera Infraorder Tipulomorpha | |
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Similar Limonia, Metalimnobia, Limoniinae, Dicranomyia, Symplecta | ||
Limonia nubeculosa, also known as the short-palped cranefly, is a species of crane fly in the family of Limoniidae.
Features
This species reaches a body length of 9 millimetres (0.35 in) to 11 millimetres (0.43 in). The wings have a dark pattern on their front edge. The legs (femurs) are coloured yellow and contain three dark rings.
They are found in forests in Europe. They are most common in Central Europe and fly from April to November.
References
Limonia nubeculosa Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA