On the farm: A different Cranefly

[Saorsa]

[Wavelength]

Good one

[Geoff F]

Tipula paludosa female, Brian.

Dark leading edge to the wing with a long pale streak behind. T. oleracea are virtually identical but they are an autumn species.

[Saorsa]

Tipula paludosa female, Brian.

Dark leading edge to the wing with a long pale streak behind. T. oleracea are virtually identical but they are an autumn species.

Thanks Goeff. I don't have any british field guides and this is very helpful.

Are there any UK sites like BugGuide.net which is extremely useful for US bugs?

[Geoff F]

There are a few UK sites but most tend to be rather specific in terms of species or location.

For example this site which covers a good range of species but only those found within one county.

http://www.naturespot.org.uk/home

Or this one which is also just one county.

http://eakringbirds.com/

Also see my reply to Rudi. Reply #26 in the current Insects thread.

Insects 2016 part 2

This one for Bugs.

http://britishbugs.org.uk/gallery.html