Limonia humidicola

Limonia humidicola is a species of limoniid crane fly in the family Limoniidae.[1][2][3] It can be found in Southern Canada, across the United States, and into Central America,[4][5][6][7] commonly in shady, wet areas along streams.[5]

Limonia humidicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Limoniidae
Tribe:	Limoniini
Genus:	Limonia
Species:	L. humidicola
Binomial name
Limonia humidicola (Osten Sacken, 1859)
Synonyms[1]
Dicranomyia humidicola Doane, 1908 Dicranomyia viridicans Osten Sacken

Description

Wing diagram of Limonia humidicola.

Adult flies are medium to small for crane flies, with a body typically 7-8mm in length.[5] The body is mostly dark brown, though the abdomen exhibits alternating dark brown and tannish-yellow striping.[8] Between the mesonotal prescutum and the scutum there is a V-shaped suture distinctive to all Limoniinae. Wings show pale brown clouds in basal cells, along with a number of darkened patches, including three notably visible patches near the tip of the wing.[9] Legs are brown with pale yellow joints.

References

1. "Limonia humidicola Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
2. "Limonia humidicola species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. Oosterbroek, Pjotr (2018). "Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
4. "GBIF Occurrence Map". Retrieved 2021-02-04.
5. "Invertebrate Zoology Guide to Crane Flies of Pennsylvania". Retrieved 2021-02-04.
6. "Limonia humidicola Occurrence in Wellington, Ontario (bugguide.net)". Retrieved 2021-02-04.
7. "Limonia humidicola (bugguide.net)". Retrieved 2021-02-04.
8. "Limonia humidicola Occurrence in Montgomery County, Maryland (bugguide.net)". Retrieved 2021-02-04.
9. "Limonia humidicola Occurrence in Montgomery County, Maryland (bugguide.net)". Retrieved 2021-02-04.