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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Crane Flies (Tipulomorpha) » Limoniid Crane Flies (Limoniidae) » Limoniini » Limonia » subgenus Discobola (Limonia subgenus Discobola) » Limonia annulata
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Limoniid Crane Fly - Limonia annulata - female
Copyright © 2006 Stephen Luk

Limoniid Crane Fly - Limonia annulata - Female
Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
September 21, 2006
Resting on dead stump. Looks a lot like Limonia annulata, though this female has a green abdomen. Don't know if it's identifiable from this angle ... I already had to lean dangerously out from the boardwalk.
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Contributed by Stephen Luk on 22 September, 2006 - 12:12am
Last updated 22 September, 2006 - 12:26pm

Yes, you are
correct named it Limonia annulata . The green abdomen is due to the fact that this female is freshly emerged, the color will disappear once the body hardens. Nice image. - Chen
… Chen Young, 22 September, 2006 - 11:36am login or register to post comments

 
Cool...
I didn't even know that this female was freshly emerged! I had thought that it was a bit older since there was already a`missing leg. Thanks again for the ID and info Chen :-D Moving image to species page...
… Stephen Luk, 22 September, 2006 - 12:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Stephen
Would it be okay to post this image at PA crane flies website? - Chen
… Chen Young, 23 September, 2006 - 8:13am login or register to post comments

 
Hi Chen,
I'm hoping to take a better picture of this species, but since it's getting late in the year I doubt I'd be able to do that. So yes, you may post my image at PA crane flies (I've been visiting it - it's such an incredible site! :-))
… Stephen Luk, 24 September, 2006 - 2:13pm login or register to post comments

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