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In a previous post Geoff mentioned that one usually needed a good wing vein shot to identify various Crane Flies. So for those rare rainy days Geoff, can you identify this Crane fly?
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11th May 2018, 08:30 AM #1
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Cue Mission Impossible Music: Can you identify this Crane Fly via wing veins?
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11th May 2018, 08:43 AM #2
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Re: Cue Mission Impossible Music: Can you identify this Crane Fly via wing veins?
Nice shot and challenge.
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11th May 2018, 08:55 AM #3
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Re: Cue Mission Impossible Music: Can you identify this Crane Fly via wing veins?
gotta love the macro lens
Originally Posted by Shadowman
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11th May 2018, 01:06 PM #4
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Re: Cue Mission Impossible Music: Can you identify this Crane Fly via wing veins?
I can't. the only source I have that uses wing structure for identification is for North American bees. However, there are websites devoted entirely to diptera, and you might find clues there. One that I have used before is https://diptera.info/news.php. Another I just discovered is http://diptera.myspecies.info/, which I think might be an updated version of the first.
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11th May 2018, 02:05 PM #5
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Re: Cue Mission Impossible Music: Can you identify this Crane Fly via wing veins?
I'll take a look Originally Posted by DanK
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11th May 2018, 04:30 PM #6
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Re: Cue Mission Impossible Music: Can you identify this Crane Fly via wing veins?
Nice image; but can't help you
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11th May 2018, 05:47 PM #7
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Re: Cue Mission Impossible Music: Can you identify this Crane Fly via wing veins?
I wonder if that is one of the Cylindrotomidae family, Brian?
Long and rather thin abdomen. Wing vein R1 (thick vein near front wing edge) curves down and meets veins R2 + 3 where they fork. (R2 is short and runs from the fork angled forwards to the wing edge). But in this case that is partially hidden by the dark wing spot.
Craneflies of the World is a good reference source.
https://ccw.naturalis.nl/index.php
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12th May 2018, 02:31 AM #8
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Re: Cue Mission Impossible Music: Can you identify this Crane Fly via wing veins?
not too worry Originally Posted by Wavelength
Nice image; but can't help you
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12th May 2018, 02:33 AM #9
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Re: Cue Mission Impossible Music: Can you identify this Crane Fly via wing veins?
I will take a look. I was coming in from a shoot when I saw the crane fly on the wall and remembered what you said. Originally Posted by Geoff F
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12th May 2018, 08:55 AM #10
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Re: Cue Mission Impossible Music: Can you identify this Crane Fly via wing veins?
Hi Brian,
Iff you want to have a go at ID yourself:
Keys to craneflies ID can be found here: http://www.dipteristsforum.org.uk/t4...raneflies.html
Interesting info on morphology of Diptera can be found on Wiki : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morphology_of_Diptera .
Scroll down the page to find the 'names' off the wing veins. HTH.
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