Limonia nubeculosa, also known as the short-palped cranefly, is a species of crane flies in the family of Limoniidae.Stubbs, A. and Kramer, J, 2016 A Key to the subfamily Limnophilinae pdfR. L. Coe, Paul Freeman & P. F. Mattingly Nematocera: families Tipulidae to Chironomidae (Tipulidae). Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects Vol 9 Part 2 i. pdf download manual Out of date but online at no cost
Description This species reaches a body length of to . The wings have a dark pattern on their front edge. The legs (femurs) are coloured yellow and contain three dark rings.
They are found in forests in Europe. They are most common in Central Europe and fly from April to November. It may aestivate in caves during the summer, and be found there in large numbers.
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