Sighting 4715098
Ptilogyna (Plusiomyia) gracilis
A crane fly at Lawson, ACT
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| Ptilogyna (Plusiomyia) gracilis | MichaelMulvaney | 17 Dec 2025 | |
| Unverified | TimL | 15 Dec 2025 |
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This sighting provides additional close-up details at 1:2X and 1:5X of the Crane Fly shown in previous sighting 4715097. The first image is a side view showing the compound eye and the snout-like rostrum with maxillary palps extending from the mouth area. (The palps are used for sensing the environment). To the left of the compound eye is an open spiracle through which air enters the thorax. The second image shows details of the complex connections of the wings and halteres to the thorax. (The halteres are balancing organs that aid flight, having evolved from a second pair of wings). The third image provides details of the rostrum, the maxillary palps and the compound eyes. The image shows that these Crane Flies don’t have the three small ‘simple eyes’ (the ocelli) that are possessed by many insects. The fourth image shows the abdomen with long, pointed ends. The final image is a close-up of a wing showing the leading and trailing edges (top and bottom of the image, respectively) and wing veins.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.094471-35.227950
- Places Lawson, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Dec 2025 02:00 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Collections
- TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Ptilogyna (Plusiomyia) gracilis Crane flies, midges, mosquitoes & gnats (several families) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Ptilogyna (Plusiomyia) gracilis Scientific name
- A crane fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 640m Recorded at altitude
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