Limonia humidicola | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Limoniidae |
Tribe: | Limoniini |
Genus: | Limonia |
Species: | L. humidicola
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Binomial name | |
Limonia humidicola (Osten Sacken, 1859)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Limonia humidicola is a species of limoniid crane fly in the family Limoniidae. [1] [2] [3] It can be found in Southern Canada, across the United States, and into Central America, [4] [5] [6] [7] commonly in shady, wet areas along streams. [5]
Adult flies are medium to small for crane flies, with a body typically 7-8mm in length. [5] The body is mostly dark brown, though the abdomen exhibits alternating dark brown and tannish-yellow striping. [8] Between the mesonotal prescutum and the scutum there is a V-shaped suture distinctive to all Limoniinae. Wings show pale brown clouds in basal cells, along with a number of darkened patches, including three notably visible patches near the tip of the wing. [9] Legs are brown with pale yellow joints.
Limonia humidicola | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Limoniidae |
Tribe: | Limoniini |
Genus: | Limonia |
Species: | L. humidicola
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Binomial name | |
Limonia humidicola (Osten Sacken, 1859)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Limonia humidicola is a species of limoniid crane fly in the family Limoniidae. [1] [2] [3] It can be found in Southern Canada, across the United States, and into Central America, [4] [5] [6] [7] commonly in shady, wet areas along streams. [5]
Adult flies are medium to small for crane flies, with a body typically 7-8mm in length. [5] The body is mostly dark brown, though the abdomen exhibits alternating dark brown and tannish-yellow striping. [8] Between the mesonotal prescutum and the scutum there is a V-shaped suture distinctive to all Limoniinae. Wings show pale brown clouds in basal cells, along with a number of darkened patches, including three notably visible patches near the tip of the wing. [9] Legs are brown with pale yellow joints.