Family

Limoniid Crane Flies

Limoniidae

23 species in our catalog · found in 14 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderDiptera (Flies)
FamilyLimoniidae (Limoniid Crane Flies)

Species in this group

Endemic

Discobola dohrni

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Endemic

Austrolimnophila argus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Austrolimnophila stewartiae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rhamphophila sinistra

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Toxorhina magna

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Antocha australiensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Epiphragma solatrix

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dicranomyia marmorata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Gonomyia pleuralis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dapanoptera richmondiana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cladura flavoferruginea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Gnophomyia tristissima

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Endemic

Amphineurus fatuus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Erioptera septemtrionis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Epiphragma fasciapenne

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Eugnophomyia luctuosa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Limonia nubeculosa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Erioptera caliptera

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Rhipidia maculata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Discobola annulata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Gonomyia puer

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Limonia indigena

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Limonia phragmitidis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

~10%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~10%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

~10%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Limoniid Crane Flies

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	7 of 23	~30%
	Spectacled Crane Fly			~10%
	Cladura flavoferruginea			~10%
	Gnophomyia tristissima			~10%
	Band-Winged Crane Fly			~10%
	Eugnophomyia luctuosa			~10%
	Erioptera caliptera			<5%
	Rhipidia maculata			<5%
2	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	3 of 23	~30%
	Discobola dohrni			~10%
	Austrolimnophila stewartiae			~10%
	Rhamphophila sinistra			~10%
3	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	7 of 23	~30%
	Gnophomyia tristissima			~10%
	Spectacled Crane Fly			~10%
	Band-Winged Crane Fly			~10%
	Discobola annulata			<5%
	Eugnophomyia luctuosa			<5%
	Rhipidia maculata			<5%
	Limonia indigena			<5%
4	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	3 of 23	~30%
	Austrolimnophila argus			~10%
	Discobola dohrni			~10%
	Rhamphophila sinistra			~10%
5	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	4 of 23	~20%
	Rhamphophila sinistra			~10%
	Discobola dohrni			~10%
	Austrolimnophila argus			~10%
	Amphineurus fatuus			~10%
6	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 23	~20%
	Toxorhina magna			~10%
	Gonomyia pleuralis			~10%
7	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 23	~10%
	🦋 Antocha australiensis			~10%
8	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 23	~10%
	Toxorhina magna			<5%
	Gonomyia puer			<5%
9	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 23	~10%
	Sixspot Cranefly			<5%
	Limonia phragmitidis			<5%
10	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 23	~10%
	Dicranomyia marmorata			~10%
11	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 23	~10%
	Dapanoptera richmondiana			~10%
12	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 23	~10%
	Dicranomyia marmorata			~10%
13	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	~10%
	Erioptera septemtrionis			~10%
14	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 23	<5%
	Sixspot Cranefly			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	8 of 23	~20%
	Spectacled Crane Fly			~10%
	Gnophomyia tristissima			~10%
	Erioptera caliptera			<5%
	Band-Winged Crane Fly			<5%
	Erioptera septemtrionis			<5%
	Eugnophomyia luctuosa			<5%
	Cladura flavoferruginea			<5%
	Rhipidia maculata			<5%
2	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	6 of 23	~20%
	Band-Winged Crane Fly			<5%
	Gnophomyia tristissima			<5%
	Erioptera caliptera			<5%
	Spectacled Crane Fly			<5%
	Discobola annulata			<5%
	Erioptera septemtrionis			<5%
3	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	5 of 23	~20%
	Band-Winged Crane Fly			<5%
	Gnophomyia tristissima			<5%
	Erioptera caliptera			<5%
	Discobola annulata			<5%
	Erioptera septemtrionis			<5%
4	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 23	~10%
	Spectacled Crane Fly			<5%
	Band-Winged Crane Fly			<5%
	Erioptera septemtrionis			<5%
	Erioptera caliptera			<5%
	Gnophomyia tristissima			<5%
5	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 23	~10%
	Spectacled Crane Fly			<5%
	Gnophomyia tristissima			<5%
	Erioptera caliptera			<5%
	Band-Winged Crane Fly			<5%
	Discobola annulata			<5%
	Erioptera septemtrionis			<5%
6	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 23	~10%
	Spectacled Crane Fly			<5%
	Erioptera caliptera			<5%
	Gnophomyia tristissima			<5%
7	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 23	~10%
	Spectacled Crane Fly			<5%
	Erioptera caliptera			<5%
	Band-Winged Crane Fly			<5%
	Discobola annulata			<5%
8	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 23	~10%
	Gnophomyia tristissima			<5%
	Spectacled Crane Fly			<5%
	Band-Winged Crane Fly			<5%
9	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	2 of 23	~10%
	Sixspot Cranefly			~10%
	Limonia phragmitidis			<5%
10	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 23	~10%
	Sixspot Cranefly			~10%
	Limonia phragmitidis			<5%
11	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 23	~10%
	Gnophomyia tristissima			<5%
	Discobola annulata			<5%
	Band-Winged Crane Fly			<5%
12	Paris	🇫🇷 France	2 of 23	~10%
	Sixspot Cranefly			<5%
	Limonia phragmitidis			<5%
13	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 23	~10%
	Dicranomyia marmorata			<5%
	Sixspot Cranefly			<5%
14	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 23	~10%
	Sixspot Cranefly			~10%
15	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 23	<5%
	Limonia phragmitidis			<5%
16	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 23	<5%
	Sixspot Cranefly			<5%
17	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 23	<5%
	Sixspot Cranefly			<5%
18	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 23	<5%
	Discobola dohrni			<5%
19	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 23	<5%
	Sixspot Cranefly			<5%
20	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	1 of 23	<5%
	Sixspot Cranefly			<5%
21	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 23	<5%
	Sixspot Cranefly			<5%
	Rhipidia maculata			<5%
22	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 23	<5%
	Sixspot Cranefly			<5%
23	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 23	<5%
	Limonia phragmitidis			<5%
24	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 23	<5%
	Sixspot Cranefly			<5%
25	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 23	<5%
	Limonia phragmitidis			<5%
26	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	<5%
	Gonomyia puer			<5%
27	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	<5%
	Sixspot Cranefly			<5%
28	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	<5%
	Toxorhina magna			<5%

Limoniid Crane Flies

Species in this group

Discobola dohrni

Austrolimnophila argus

Austrolimnophila stewartiae

Rhamphophila sinistra

Toxorhina magna

Antocha australiensis

Spectacled Crane Fly

Dicranomyia marmorata

Gonomyia pleuralis

Dapanoptera richmondiana

Cladura flavoferruginea

Gnophomyia tristissima

Amphineurus fatuus

Erioptera septemtrionis

Band-Winged Crane Fly

Eugnophomyia luctuosa

Sixspot Cranefly

Erioptera caliptera

Rhipidia maculata

Discobola annulata

Gonomyia puer

Limonia indigena

Limonia phragmitidis

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Limoniid Crane Flies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked