Winter crane fly

After a long winter experimenting with bird photography and landscape photography I've came back to my favorite subject, insects! Here is my first insect photo of 2022.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Opening the season early, nice!

PS: a crane fly is not a mosquito. What is interesting though is that assuming this species ID is correct, it's the first winter crane fly, family Trichoceridae, on JungleDragon. Posted 3 years ago
1. Flavio
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks for the correction Ferdy, my browser translated winter crane fly into Portuguese as winter mosquito. I hope the ID is correct, if not I hope someone can correct it ^_^ Posted 3 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    No problem, I think the ID is correct. My understanding is that most species that people call a "mosquito" are midges, of which only a very small percentage really is a mosquito. Mosquitos require a blood meal, most midges do not require it. Posted 3 years ago

William Bodine

Lion

Like the image perspective and always a green background Posted 3 years ago
1. Flavio
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you very much for your feedback William, I appreciate it ;-) Posted 3 years ago

Calbost Niel

Lion

Well done Flavio Posted 3 years ago
1. Flavio
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks so much Niel. Posted 3 years ago

The Winter Gnat

"Trichocera annulata" is a species of winter crane fly, of the order Diptera. First described by German entomologist Johann Wilhelm Meigen in 1818, it is found in Europe and North America. In North America, it is known from Alaska south to California and in Newfoundland. It is an introduced species in New Zealand.

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Similar species: True Flies

Species identified by Flavio