Limonia nubeculosa explained

Limonia nubeculosa, also known as the short-palped cranefly, is a species of crane flies in the family of Limoniidae.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Description

This species reaches a body length of to . The wings have a dark pattern on their front edge. The legs (femurs) are coloured yellow and contain three dark rings.^[4]

They are found in forests in Europe. They are most common in Central Europe and fly from April to November.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World (Diptera, Tipuloidea: Pediciidae, Limoniidae, Cylindrotomidae, Tipulidae) . Naturalis Biodiversity Center.
2. Stubbs, A. and Kramer, J, 2016 A Key to the subfamily Limnophilinae pdf
3. R. L. Coe, Paul Freeman & P. F. Mattingly Nematocera: families Tipulidae to Chironomidae (Tipulidae). Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects Vol 9 Part 2 i. pdf download manual Out of date but online at no cost
4. Book: Joachim. Haupt. Hiroko Main: Flies and Mosquitoes. Observation of life. First. 1995. Nature of Book Publishing, Jena and Stuttgart. 3-89440-278-4.
5. Web site: Fauna Europaea. Limonia nubeculosa Meigen, 1804. 29 August 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20080924121714/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=145618. dead. September 24, 2008. 27 May 2017.