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Dear all,

Can this be Tipula varipennis. I placed this photo's last year, but now I saw on a Dutch site that someone named this Tipula varipennis.

What do you think?

Greetings,

Shar

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No, this one looks like Eutonia barbipes to me.

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Dear Chen,

Do you have some more information? Or can you point out a website, I cannot find much on the Internet.

Thanks.

Gr.
Shar

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Notice the palp is short in this crane fly which indicates species not in the family Tipulidae. I am not familiar with any website that might help you out. Check Xespok's website to see if he has any images. Or you can also take a look of the counterpart species of Eutonia in North America for comparison.

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Maybe it is Limonia (Metalimnobia) hudsonica?

I saw a picture on the website: http://iz.carnegiemnh.org/cranefly/limoniinae.htm, that looks like my crane fly.

gr,
Shar

ps. sorry I do not know how to post a hyperlink.

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I believe the size of your crane fly is much larger than Limonia (Metalimnobia) hudsonica. Here is an image of a female Eutonia barbipes for your comparison. I think they look much alike only your image is a male.

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Dear Chen,

I think you are right, the crane fly was indeed much larger than 22 mm. Eutonia barbipes it will be.

;)

gr,
Shar