What kind of insect/mosquito is this?

I found this on the wall of our house. Hadn’t seen this one before.

Asker: K, 44 years

Answer

Best,

this is a crane fly (family Tipulidae). I think it is the wood crane mosquito Tanyptera atrata. The females of this crane fly lay with their ovipositor (ovipositor) eggs in decayed wood, in which the larvae then develop further. The classic crane flies as we know them lay eggs in grass/lawn; the larvae (lemons) then develop in the soil and feed on the roots of the grass.

Kind regards,

Hans

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Hans Casteels

identification of pest insects in agriculture and horticulture, stock goods and homes

Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research
Burg. van Gansberghelaan 96 box 1 9820 Merelbeke
http://www.ilvo.vlaanderen.be

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