''Limonia nubeculosa'', also known as the short-palped cranefly, is a species of
crane flies
Crane fly is a common name referring to any member of the insect family Tipulidae. Cylindrotominae, Limoniinae, and Pediciinae have been ranked as subfamilies of Tipulidae by most authors, though occasionally elevated to family rank. In the most ...
in the family of
Limoniidae.
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Description
This species reaches a body length of to . The wings have a dark pattern on their front edge. The legs (
femur
The femur (; ), or thigh bone, is the proximal bone of the hindlimb in tetrapod vertebrates. The head of the femur articulates with the acetabulum in the pelvic bone forming the hip joint, while the distal part of the femur articulates with ...
s) are coloured yellow and contain three dark rings.
They are found in forests in Europe. They are most common in Central Europe and fly from April to November.
References
Limoniidae
Insects described in 1804
Taxa named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen
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