Limonia annulata

Limonia annulata

''Limonia annulata'' is a species of limoniid crane fly in the family Limoniidae.

Body yellowish or greenish-yellow; wings yellow with a supernumerary cross vein in cell 1st A, connecting the two anal veins; series of eye-like brown markings along costal margin; femora with subterminal black ring and clear yellow apex. Body length 8-11 mm.
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Distribution

British Columbia to Newfoundland and south to Tennessee. Also occurs in Eurasia south to New Guinea.

Behavior

Adults present May to October.

Habitat

Woodlands: adults commonly found in hollow logs and on moss-covered bases of trees; larvae found beneath the bark of decaying wood.

Food

The larvae of other Limonia species feed on mosses and liverworts and this one probably does also.

References:

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https://bugguide.net/node/view/61528
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limonia_annulata
https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1169&context=bryo-ecol-subchapters
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderDiptera
FamilyLimoniidae
GenusLimonia
SpeciesL. annulata
Photographed in
United States of America