Bug FAQDicranomyia humidicola
Dicranomyia humidicola · Order: Diptera · Family: Limoniidae
Adult Dicranomyia humidicola are medium-small crane flies about 7 to 8 mm long, dark brown with alternating dark brown and tannish-yellow stripes on the abdomen. Their wings have pale brown clouds in the basal cells and three dark patches near the tip. They live in shady, wet areas along streams from southern Canada through the United States into Central America.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
The body is mostly dark brown with alternating dark brown and tannish-yellow stripes on the abdomen. Wings show pale brown clouds in the basal cells and three dark patches near the tip.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Adults measure about 7 to 8 mm in length.
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Where it lives
Found in shady, wet areas along streams.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its range includes southern Canada, the United States, and Central America.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 28 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New York, Maryland, Tennessee, Massachusetts, Oregon.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
How can I identify Dicranomyia humidicola?
Look for a small crane fly about 7 to 8 mm long, dark brown body with alternating dark brown and tannish-yellow abdominal stripes, and wings that have pale brown clouds in the basal cells plus three dark patches near the tip.
Source: Wikipedia
Where might I find this species?
It lives in shady, wet streamside habitats from southern Canada through the United States into Central America.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Limoniidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limonia_humidicola
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