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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Tipulomorpha » Limoniid Crane Flies (Limoniidae) » Antocha
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Limoniid Crane Fly - Antocha - female
Copyright © 2006 Stephen Luk

Limoniid Crane Fly - Antocha - Female
Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
September 13, 2006
Found at window sill. When not in flight or at rest, this individual had a tendency to crab-walk.

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Limoniid Crane Fly - Antocha - female Limoniid Crane Fly? - Antocha - female
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Contributed by Stephen Luk on 13 September, 2006 - 11:19am
Last updated 22 November, 2006 - 4:09pm

Moved
Moved from Gonomyia.
… Chen Young, 22 November, 2006 - 8:45am login or register to post comments

Hi Stephen,
I made a mistake identifying this crane fly. I overlooked the shape of the wings and this crane fly actually belong to genus Antocha . Notice the large lobe at the base of the wing close to the body, that is the character for the genus Antocha. - Chen
… Chen Young, 22 November, 2006 - 8:45am login or register to post comments

 
Antocha
Cool! A new genus for the guide.
… Stephen Luk, 22 November, 2006 - 4:14pm login or register to post comments

Yes, it is a female
Limoniid crane fly and probably in the genus Gonomyia . - Chen
… Chen Young, 13 September, 2006 - 3:52pm login or register to post comments

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