Details for Erioptera (Erioptera) limbata

Name: Erioptera (Erioptera) limbata Loew, 1873 Publication: Beschr. europ. Dipt. 3: 47 (as Erioptera) Status: Recognized taxon. Classification: Family Limoniidae Subfamily Chioneinae Keys: Peeters en Oosterbroek, 2014c (craneflies Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg) (in Dutch); Stubbs and Kramer, 2016j; Stubbs, 2021 (British craneflies) hypopygium hypopygium hypopygium wing habitat plus one additional image of habitat. Distribution: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Rep., France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland, Ukraine; Russia: RUC, RUE. Note: see the manual for abbreviations: present-day Russia. Region(s): Westpalaearctic General note: For Great Britain check Stubbs, 2021, and citations below. Removed: France (see citation below for Quindroit, 2025a). Map: Podenas et al., 2006 (Switzerland); Kolcsar et al., 2017a (collecting sites Balcan region) Figure references: Wing: Podenas et al., 2006 Hypopygium: Stary, 1974f; Podenas et al., 2006; Tillier, 2026a Immature stages Larva: Podeniene, 2002; Podeniene, 2003a Miscellaneous Tillier, 2026a (habitat) Citations on biology (mainly from 2000 onward): France Habitat. Tillier, 2026a: 2 (un petit ruisseau en sous-bois sur substrat calcaire (see habitat photo), est typique pour cette espece, citing Stubbs, 2021). Great Britain Habitat. Godfrey, 1999: 66, 78 (species of sandy exposed riverine sediments). Habitat. Kramer, 1999a: 31 (from an old green lane). Habitat. Howe and Howe, 2001: 35-36, 41, 45. Habitat. Howe et al., 2001: 140, 144-146. Habitat. Hewitt et al., 2005: 52 (species with a strong association with exposed riverine sediment habitats). Habitat. Cranston and Drake, 2010: 175 (Erioptera larvae can be found in marginal situations along standing waters [no species mentioned]). Lithuania Habitat. Podeniene and Gelhaus, 2002: 68 (larvae in the riparian zone of river, in sand and silt covered with vegetation). Habitat. Podeniene, 2002: 298-299 (larvae were found in riparian zones of small rivers and rivulets, usually in sand and silt; adults were found only among thick trees and scrubs on the bank of a small river). Habitat. Podeniene, 2003a: 1-295 (larva, descr, figs, habitat) (in Lithuanian). Habitat. Podeniene, 2003b: 10, 18, 21, 28 (larval habitat: sand and silt in riparian zone of small rivulets). Habitat. Podeniene, 2009: 137 (semi-aquatic species preferring sandy exposed riverine sediments). Romania Habitat. Kolcsar et al., 2017a: 29 (collected around small brooks which periodically dry out). on characters and taxonomy (mainly from 2000 onward): Country not relevant Immatures. Krivosheina and Krivosheina, 2011c: 80 (note on larva) (in Russian). Phylogeny. Santos and Ribeiro, 2018: 58, 75 (phylogeny Aphrophila: outgroup taxon). Lithuania Immatures. Podeniene, 2002: 298-299 (descr larva, comparison, figs). Immatures. Podeniene, 2003a: 1-295 (larva, descr, figs, habitat) (in Lithuanian). Immatures. Podeniene, 2003b: 10, 18, 21, 28 (discriminating larval characters). on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward): Bosnia-Herzegowina Distribution. Kolcsar et al., 2017a: 27, 35 (2 loc(s), map). Bulgaria Distribution. Hubenov, 2021a: 31 (checklist with summary of distr in Bulgaria, references). Czech Rep. Distribution. Stary et al., 2005a: 27 (loc(s)). Distribution. Stary, 2009i: webpage (checklist). Denmark Distribution. Petersen and Jong, 2001b: 149 (because of neighbouring distribution likely to occur in Denmark). France Misinterpretation. Quindroit, 2025a: 93 (removed from the list of French Limoniidae; see paper for details). Distribution. Tillier, 2026a: 1-2 (confirmation for France; loc(s) Val d’Oise (95), distr). Germany Distribution. Schacht, 1999: 134 (checklist Bayern). Distribution. Reusch and Oosterbroek, 2000: 157 (checklist German Bundeslander). Distribution. Schacht, 2005: 5 (checklist Bayern). Distribution. Schacht, 2010: 16 (checklist Diptera Bayern). Great Britain Distribution. Godfrey, 1999: 66, 78 (loc(s) review Diptera exposed riverine sediments). Distribution. Kramer, 1999a: 31 (loc(s) Leicestershire). Distribution. Howe and Howe, 2001: 35-36, 41, 45 (see paper for details on loc(s) in which of the eight vice-counties visited). Distribution. Howe et al., 2001: 140, 144-146 (loc(s) Dorset). Hungary First record. Kolcsar and Soltesz, 2018: 168 (loc(s) Pest county). Lithuania Distribution. Podeniene and Gelhaus, 2002: 68 (loc(s)). Distribution. Podeniene, 2002: 298-299 (loc(s)). Distribution. Pakalniskis et al., 2006: 19 (checklist). Netherlands First record. Cuppen, 2009: 7 (loc(s) larval records). Poland Distribution. Wiedenska, 2007a: 75 (checklist). Romania Distribution. Ujvarosi, 2007: 228-231 (checklist Limoniidae). Russia First record. Gavryushin in litt., 2011b: (loc(s) RUC: Moskovskaya oblast). Distribution. Kolcsar et al., 2021b: 103 (loc(s) RUE: Bashkortostan Rep.). Slovakia Distribution. Stary, 2009d: 27 (loc(s) Polana area). Distribution. Stary, 2009i: webpage (checklist). Switzerland Distribution. Podenas et al., 2006: 94, 248 (map). on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward): Bosnia-Herzegowina Kolcsar et al., 2017a: month(s): 6. Czech Rep. Stary et al., 2005a: month(s): 6-7. France Tillier, 2026a: month(s): 6. Great Britain Kramer, 1999a: month(s): 6. Howe and Howe, 2001: month(s): 6. Hungary Kolcsar and Soltesz, 2018: month(s): 5. Lithuania Podeniene, 2002: month(s): 6. Russia Gavryushin in litt., 2011b: month(s): 6. Kolcsar et al., 2021b: month(s): 7. Slovakia Stary, 2009d: month(s): 6. Switzerland Podenas et al., 2006: month(s): 6. on altitude (mainly from 2000 onward): Bosnia-Herzegowina Kolcsar et al., 2017a: altitude: 171 m. Bulgaria Hubenov, 2021a: altitude: 300-350 m. Hungary Kolcsar and Soltesz, 2018: altitude: 217 m. Russia Kolcsar et al., 2021b: altitude: 510 m.