Is this a crane fly? - Tipula

Moved

Moved from Liogma.

… Chen Young, 17 June, 2010 - 4:04am

Crane Fly

Male crane fly of genus Liogma. It is a genus of subfamily Cylindrotominae (or family Cylindrotomidae as classfied in this forum) - Chen

… Chen Young, 12 October, 2005 - 2:35pm

Crane fly

Thanks for the ID Chen. Much appreciated.

… Kildale, 12 October, 2005 - 3:58pm

My mistake

Now I am getting familiar with the western crane fly fauna I would put this one in the Tipula either Yamatotipula or Hesperotipula group. Hard to tell from the image. - Chen

… Chen Young, 26 May, 2009 - 3:37pm

My mistake

Now I am getting familiar with the western crane fly fauna I would put this one in the Tipula either Yamatotipula or Hesperotipula group. Hard to tell from the image. - Chen

… Chen Young, 26 May, 2009 - 3:32pm

Yes.

It is either a crane fly or a phantom crane fly. Difficult to tell for this amateur dipterist:-)

… Eric R. Eaton, 9 May, 2005 - 6:38pm