Crane Fly

Description:

Slender body and stilt-like legs, dark colour and resembling an oversized mosquito.

Habitat:

Spotted during a morning walk at Kebun Raya Cibodas, a 80ha area above 1.400 metres high, mix of botanical park with big trees & palms and surrounded by rainforest at the foot of Gene volcano, Java - Indonesia.

Notes:

Crane fly is sometimes known as daddy longlegs, the larvae of crane flies are known commonly as leatherjackets. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Suborder: Nematocera Infraorder: Tipulomorpha Superfamily: Tipuloidea Family: Tipulidae