My first identified Diptera of the year was found today, in the form of this cranefly on the wall of our garage. On looking closely I could see this was a very striking insect, but having very limited knowledge of craneflies, and Diptera in general, I was not confident of getting to a determination. A check of the book confirmed I needed some help.
I posted images on the Dipterists Forum, and also sent the pictures to Shropshire invertebrate guru and cranefly recorded Pete Boardman. As always Pete came back to me quickly with an identification of
Euphylidorea meigenii. This is one of the Limnophilinid cranefly, and is a bog and moor specialist. Whilst unusual in a garden, being close to the uplands of the Long Mynd, particularly the flushes on Novers Hill means that it is not that far to make it to our garden.
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| Euphylidorea meigenii |
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| Euphylidorea meigenii |
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| Euphylidorea meigenii |
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