Over all length 8 – 10mm. A pale orange insect with a grey head and three dark marks on the front edge of each wing. There is a pale ring on the otherwise dark femur just below the joint.
Habitat
Shady areas close to wetlands where there is plenty of humus in the soil.
Status and Distribution
Distributed throughout Britain where it is fairly common through most of its range.
Best Time to See
April to June.
Gallery
Short-palped Cranefly - Limonia phragmitidis - April 4th 2014
Short-palped Cranefly - Limonia phragmitidis - April 24th 2014
Short-palped Cranefly - Limonia phragmitidis - May 5th 2019
Short-palped Cranefly - Limonia phragmitidis - May 5th 2019
Short-palped Cranefly - Limonia phragmitidis - May 24th 2019
Short-palped Cranefly - Limonia phragmitidis - female - May 24th 2019
All photography taken at the Netherfield Lagoons, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire.
