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paulmeesters.bsky.social
#ElkeDagEenInsect #Insect
Onbekende #steltmug uit de familie #Limoniidae: een slanke mug met lange poten en tere vleugels. Volwassen dieren leven vaak in vochtige begroeiing; larven ontwikkelen zich in natte bodem of rottend plantenmateriaal. Wetenschappelijke naam: Limoniidae indet.
Steltmug onbekend - Limoniidae indet.
May 18, 2026 at 6:20 AM
davebriceflies.bsky.social
Look the antenna on this! Rhipidia maculata; Limoniidae Male - East Devon Woods early October. dipteraid.co.uk #limoniidae #craneflies #dipteraid #insectimaging #tutoring
November 6, 2024 at 11:50 AM
sapianphotography.bsky.social
Crane Fly
Limoniidae
Severnake Forest
UK 2024

#macrophotography #macronature #macro #photography  #insectphotography #nature #wildlife #entomology #naturephotography #macroworld #naturelovers #wildlifephotography #macrophotofriday #macrofreaks #diptera #tipulidae #cranefly #fly
February 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM
sjthomasbotany.bsky.social
A few pics of cranefly male terminalia from Ben Lawers last summer. Part of an occasional effort to produce decent images for these as I often find the line drawings in the book difficult to interpret.
Composite microscope image of the male terminalia of a cranefly dorsally and ventrally. Dicranota subtilis (Pediciidae) Composite microscope image of the male terminalia of a cranefly dorsally and ventrally. Erioconopa trivialis (Limoniidae) Composite microscope image of the male terminalia of a cranefly dorsally and ventrally. Gonomyia dentata (Limoniidae) Composite microscope image of the male terminalia of a cranefly dorsally and ventrally. Ormosia pseudosimilis (Limoniidae)
March 28, 2025 at 9:40 AM
lisawilliams30.bsky.social
A new Cranefly species for me and what a beauty, Epiphragma ocellare. Seen at #RSPBMiddletonLakes 14/05/25 @dipteristsforum.bsky.social #Cranefly #Limoniidae @suillia.bsky.social
May 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
aglaia.bsky.social
Mag ik een kusje? #ElkeDagEenInsect
Deze langpootmug (Tipulidae) toont mooi een tot een haltertje geëvolueerde achtervleugel en ook nog het verlengde laatste palplid waarmee je deze familie snel van (soms stiekem best grote) steltmuggen (Limoniidae) kunt onderscheiden.
Tipulidae
April 27, 2025 at 10:41 AM
flygirlnhm.bsky.social
Day 18 of #InsectAdvent - LET IT SNOW

Chionea (Limoniidae) are a genus of wingless craneflies commonly called Snow flies (not found in UK but 'strongly suspected' that they are here...). Adults can be seen scuttling across the snow in the winter

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December 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
ingridderuijter.bsky.social
#ElkeDagEenInsect
#Steltmug #Limoniidae
"Ze lijken op langpootmuggen maar zijn meestal veel kleiner. In totaal zijn er 10.494 soorten beschreven in 150 geslachten, waarvan meer dan 40 geslachten bekend zijn in Nederland en 144 soorten in Nederland voorkomen."
Steltmug
April 28, 2025 at 7:41 AM
lisawilliams30.bsky.social
I think this is the Spring cranefly Limnophila schranki, there were a few flying around #RSPBMiddletonLakes, 27/04/25 @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @suillia.bsky.social #Limoniidae #cranefly
April 29, 2025 at 6:25 PM
rback.bsky.social
The scarce findings in a bucket full of Craterellus tubaeformis.
Some Limoniidae larvae, a juvenile Arion slug and a pseudoscorpion (Neobisium carcinoides)
More about it here (in Swedish)
utgangspunktnykarleby.blogspot.com/2023/12/blan...

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#Diptera
#Molluscs
#Limoniidae
#Fungi
Limoniidae (?) Juvenile Arion sp. Neobisium carcinoides Neobisium carcinoides
December 10, 2023 at 12:15 PM
chikichanka.bsky.social
Me parecía muy patilargo y grande para mosquito, y me dicen por el pinganillo que es un Limoniidae, una familia (o no) emparentada con las típulas
January 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
hkbm.bsky.social
Contrary to what some of you may think, these are not mosquitoes 🙅‍♀🦟. With about 11,000 species described, the Limoniidae family is the most diverse family in Diptera and is as diverse as birds!
March 11, 2025 at 3:08 AM
cassandroid.substack.com
Some other beauties from today, from four different orders.
dragonfly mating butterflies Limoniidae probably some grasshopper
January 15, 2024 at 12:01 PM
photomaze.bsky.social
How many are interested in craneflies, hands up?
No?
A fascinating group, comprising of several hundred species, with interesting biology.
Here is one of the most common one, short-palped cranefly, Limonia nubeculosa.
#limonianubeculosa #limoniidae #shortpalpedcranefly #biodiversity #småharkrank
June 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
natur-in-nrw.bsky.social
Schneemücken (Chionea sp.) sind winteraktiv & besitzen stark reduzierte Flügel. Das Exemplar habe ich 2006 Mitte November gefunden. Gut erkennbar sind die fliegentypischen Schwingkölbchen (Halteren).

Fliegen artenvielfalt insects insekten Diptera Limoniidae nature natur
February 6, 2024 at 3:06 PM
f-scott-f.bsky.social
Pilaria discicollis. Pilaria discicollis ist eine Fliegenart aus der Familie der Limoniidae
1 - 2 cm
September 6, 2025 at 8:33 PM
bertonemyia.bsky.social
Some crane flies in the genus #Geranomyia produce a little gel nursery to develop on leaves in the tropics. There they graze on algae & other organic matter. The mass provides moisture (other spp. live in water/soil) & likely protects from predators.

#Tipulidae #Limoniidae #FlySchool2026 Costa Rica
A jelly mass on the midrib of a long leaf contains a long translucent larva within A close up of a long, worm-like, translucent larva curving around inside a clear jelly mass A thick jelly mass on a leaf surface has a long crane fly pupa suspended within Two greenish crane flies with long beaks mating on a leaf. The female is resting above, while the male contorts himself underneath, connected by their genitalia.
August 2, 2026 at 3:26 PM
aglaia.bsky.social
Klopt! Net zoals veruit de meeste muggenfamilies hebben Limoniidae geen bloed nodig om hun eieren te laten rijpen en dus ook geen stekende monddelen.
April 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
norwayskandinavien.bsky.social
@haselboeck.bsky.social hat bestimmt Limoniidae, das passt 👍
Übrigens vier Beine:
Das Tagpfauenauge u. a. Edelfalter haben auf den ersten Blick auch nur vier Beine, aber die vordersten Beinpaare sind zu „Putzpfötchen“ umgewandelt. Diese „Putzpfötchen“ sind ganz kurz und behaart, siehe Foto.
October 27, 2023 at 6:49 PM
luxomancer.bsky.social
A word combination I never foresaw myself using, 'Tipulid orgy' but HERE WE ARE 😂 This began as 3 male Crane Flies of genus #Toxorhina (family #Limoniidae) attempting to mate with one female, but finally settled down to a #MenageEtTrois...

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#WTFNature
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#Tipulid
#CraneFly
A photo of 4 crane flies (flies which resemble large mosquitos but do not bite) resting on a white sheet. The larger Crane Fly is a female, with which 2 males are coupled in mating. A third male is trying to get in on the action A photo of the mating throuple now that the 4th crane fly has wandered off in search of another mate. The 2 males hang from the rear of the female.
April 14, 2026 at 5:37 PM
elaphrornis.bsky.social
There are some crane flies (Limoniidae: Thrypticomyia) in tropical Asia that show this behavior, too.
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
Genus Thrypticomyia
Thrypticomyia from Гангодавила Юг, Nugegoda, Шри-Ланка on September 20, 2023 at 09:38 AM by Roman Prokhorov
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December 30, 2024 at 9:49 PM
bertonemyia.bsky.social
For your #FlyDay Friday, take a gander at these super thin crane flies! Very neat insects ☺️

#Tipulidae s.l.: #Limoniidae: #Orimarga
Costa Rica
A very thin crane fly with thin wings wrapped around the body, perched on long legs on the edge of a leaf. Very thin crane flies mating, male above the female. They have thin wings wrapped around the body, and are perched on long legs on the edge of a leaf. Closer image of very thin crane flies mating, male above the female. They have thin wings wrapped around the body, and are perched on long legs on the edge of a leaf.
August 28, 2026 at 3:29 PM
suillia.bsky.social
Limonia nubeculosa on a gate bar this morning at Cali Heath Yorkshire Wildlife Trust reserve. aka Three-banded Limonia, a cranefly of damp woodlands found in every month of the year. #limoniidae #craneflies #ento #ukwildlife
Limonia nubeculosa, the Three-banded Limonia or Sixspot Cranefly...a reliable woodland dipteran through all months of the year. Close up of the head and long-haired antenna. Limonia nubeculosa, the Three-banded Limonia or Sixspot Cranefly...a reliable woodland dipteran through all months of the year. Close up of the triple-ringed femora. Limonia nubeculosa, the Three-banded Limonia or Sixspot Cranefly...a reliable woodland dipteran through all months of the year and here on a fence post this morning in East Yorkshire, UK.
December 3, 2024 at 4:26 PM
johannvonvorst.bsky.social
My photo of this particularly swashbuckling specimen is the featured photo for its species on inaturalist 😎

www.inaturalist.org/taxa/366280-...
Band-winged Crane Fly (Epiphragma fasciapenne)
Epiphragma fasciapenne is a species of limoniid crane fly in the family Limoniidae. (Source: Wikipedia, 'Epiphragma fasciapenne', https://wikipedia.org/wiki/epiphragma fasciapenne, CC BY-SA 3.0 . Phot...
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May 29, 2026 at 8:03 PM
biodiv-news.bsky.social
[Ephemera] Découverte dans les Hautes-Alpes d’une espèce de Limoniidae nouvelle pour la France : Molophilus (Molophilus) fluviatilis Bangerter, 1947 (Diptera, Nematocera)

#ephemera #biodiversité #insectes #aquatique #entomologie
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https://ephemera.insectes.org/publication/decouverte-dans-les-hautes-alpes-dune-espece-de-limoniidae-nouvelle-pour-la-france-molophilus-molophilus-fluviatilis-bangerter-1947-diptera-nematocera/
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June 25, 2026 at 2:42 PM