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 Female limoniid from California
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| kschnei1000 |
Posted on 04-05-2025 22:18
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Member Location: California, USA Posts: 56 Joined: 26.01.21 |
Hi all, I found this female recently in northern California. The wing veins and other characters seem to place it near Limnophila but I am not sure how to rule out other genera like Pseudolimnophila or Austrolimnophila. The wing length was 11 mm. Can anyone provide ID help with this one? Thanks! Ken kschnei1000 attached the following image:  [186.11Kb] Edited by kschnei1000 on 04-05-2025 22:27 |
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| kschnei1000 |
Posted on 04-05-2025 22:19
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Member Location: California, USA Posts: 56 Joined: 26.01.21 |
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| kschnei1000 |
Posted on 04-05-2025 22:27
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Member Location: California, USA Posts: 56 Joined: 26.01.21 |
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| kschnei1000 |
Posted on 04-05-2025 22:28
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Member Location: California, USA Posts: 56 Joined: 26.01.21 |
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| kschnei1000 |
Posted on 04-05-2025 22:28
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Member Location: California, USA Posts: 56 Joined: 26.01.21 |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 06-05-2025 01:22
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 Super Administrator Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10387 Joined: 22.10.10 |
In Alexander's guide to the crane flies of California it goes to Austrolimnophila badia. |
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| kschnei1000 |
Posted on 06-05-2025 02:56
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Member Location: California, USA Posts: 56 Joined: 26.01.21 |
Thanks John! I got stuck at the couplet that asks about the arculus, a character I hadn't heard of before. It sounds like you believe it is absent and certainly the wing venation and geographic location fit well with A. badia. Appreciate your help! |
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