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Leptotarsus (Macromastix) costalis
2 wings , The male of this species has very long antennae.
Local park
Tasmanian endemic- Suborder Nematocera > Tipulidae (Crane Flies) https://www.flickr.com/photos/95837901@N...
Spotted on Nov 9, 2014
Submitted on Nov 9, 2014
4 Comments
Yeah this one is a fly (with 2 wings). I'm not sure if there's some mimicry going on with the Harpobittacus - they always appear around the same time and look very similar in size and colour. I haven't seen H around yet though... maybe a little more warm weather. Here's another Tas sighting with a comment from TonyD https://www.flickr.com/photos/49117104@N...
Does that look better Mark ? ...still looking like a flie ..even with the 2 wings ?
Leptotarsus might be a genus to check.
Hey Charlie I think this is a Tipulidae (Dipteran) as I can only see two wings. The Mecoptera are 4 winged creatures (not flies).