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Leptotarsus costalis
This crane fly was not particularly large in the body but had incredibly long, straight antennae held together and back behind the head. I could not get a shot which shows the full length. Check pic 2 and triple it or see the gallery shot at my reference link.
In an open dry eucalyptus woodland - nature reserve.
family: TIPULIDAE
subfamily: TIPULINAE
genus: Leptotarsus
subgenus: Leptotarsus (Macromastix)
species: Leptotarsus (Macromastix) costalis
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:b...
Spotted on Nov 15, 2014
Submitted on Nov 16, 2014
4 Comments
Thanks James. I wish I had got the whole antennae.
Wow....great image Mark
I suspect if they didn't hold them together as one they might break.
I've been noticing these guys around, how they fly with that great long antennae is beyond me.