Maryland Biodiversity Project - Limonia cinctipes

Limonia cinctipes Meigen, 1800

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Diptera > Family Limoniidae > Genus Limonia Limonia cinctipes - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/18245

According to Bob Biagi, the double-striped legs are distinct. The similar Limonia immatura has three dark bands on each femur (BugGuide).

"Larvae live in rotten tree trunks in the forest" (BugGuide).

There are 5 records in the project database.

A Limonia cinctipes in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/22/2019). Determined by John F. Carr/BugGuide. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Limonia cinctipes in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/10/2016). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Limonia cinctipes in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/20/2017). Photo by Kerry Wixted. (MBP list)

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