Details for Pilaria fuscipennis
Name:Pilaria fuscipennis (Meigen, 1818)
Publication:Syst. Beschr. 1: 125 (as Limnobia)
Status:Recognized taxon.
Classification:Family Limoniidae
Subfamily Limnophilinae
Keys:Boardman, 2016 (craneflies Shropshire); Peeters en Oosterbroek, 2016c (craneflies Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg) (in Dutch); Stubbs and Kramer, 2016g; Stubbs, 2021 (British craneflies)
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Distribution:Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Rep., Denmark, Estonia, France (incl. Corsica), Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey (European part: Kirklareli), Ukraine; Russia: RUW, RUC, North Caucasus; Turkey (Asiatic part: see citations for provinces);; Russia: WS (Altay).
Note: see the manual for abbreviations: present-day Russia.
Region(s):Westpalaearctic;; Eastpalaearctic
General note:For Italy check Stary and Oosterbroek, 1996, and citations below. For Norway check Olsen et al., 2018, and citations below. For Great Britain and Ireland check Stubbs, 2021, and citations below. Removed: Finland (Salmela, 2012b). To be confirmed for Far East Russia (see Alexander, 1925n).
Map:Ashe et al., 2005a (Ireland); Podenas et al., 2006 (Switzerland); Boardman, 2007 (Shropshire)
Figure
references:
Head: Drake and Stubbs, 2014 (antenna)
Hypopygium: Podenas et al., 2006; Drake and Stubbs, 2014
Other figures: Drake and Stubbs, 2014 (head, antennae, thorax); Kramer and Morris, 2022b (head, antennae, thorax)

Immature stages
Larva: Podeniene, 2003a
Citationson biology (mainly from 2000 onward):
Bulgaria
Habitat. Hubenov, 2025a: suppl: 3 (annotated list Diptera Stara Planina Mts, local distr, habitats and zoogeography).
Habitat. Hubenov, 2025b: suppl: 3 (annotated list Diptera high Bulgarian mts, local distr, habitats and zoogeography).
Country not relevant
Biology. Olsen et al., 2018: 145 (adults are found at seepages in marsh, carr and wet woodland, along flowing and standing waters, avoiding open sunny situations (Boardman 2007, 2016, Drake & Stubbs 2014, Godfrey 2000); larvae live in mud of bogs, woody swamps and along margins of flowing or standing water (Cranston & Drake 2010, Mendl 1978, Podenas & Podeniene 2008, Podeniene 2001, 2003); in Norway collected at a swamp forest near small tarn, with ferns and horsetails; the period of flight is june-august).
Czech Rep.
Habitat. Stary and Vonicka, 2018: 52 (on Limoniidae and Pediciidae of two localities in northern Bohemia, with list of localities, altitudes and habitats).
Denmark
Habitat. Byriel and Rojas, 2017: 118 (among the 101 species in a study on cranefly hotspots in unmanaged and managed forests) (in Danish).
France
Biology. Quindroit, 2020a: 33, 45-48 (annotated list with information on abundancy and habitat of the Tipuloidea of the Pays de la Loire regoin, distr) (in French).
Habitat. Herbrecht et al., 2021: 57 (loc(s) Loire-Atlantique (44) based on malaise-trapping with notes on habitats) (in French).
Habitat. Quindroit and Lemoine, 2021a: 25 (loc(s), resultats de deux campagnes de piegeage dans le Pas-de-Calais (62); see paper for details on habitat).
Habitat. Quindroit, 2022d: 417 (loc(s) Ariege (09); zone de suintement boueux en bordure de sous-bois).
Germany
Habitat. Ruckert, 2005: 47, 53 (found in a study on the association with the type of source: limnokrene, rheokrene, or helokrene in Schlesig-Holstein; see paper for details, as well as Anhang A2-A10).
Habitat. Wittrock, 2005: 85 (summer emergence; helokrene and rheokrene).
Habitat. Ruckert et al., 2007: 56 (Limnophil).
Great Britain
Habitat. Godfrey, 2000a: 13, 22 (woodland seepages, wet woodland and carr).
Habitat. Howe et al., 2001: 139, 143-146.
Habitat. Stubbs, 2003: 52 (carr).
Habitat. Boardman, 2007: 72 (seepages in carr and wet woodland).
Habitat. Drake, 2008b: 168 (collected in a small wet woodland with base rich seepages in Dorset).
Habitat. Cranston and Drake, 2010: 175 (larvae can be found in marginal situations along flowing and standing waters).
Habitat. Drake, 2011a: 12, 14, 25 (among the Diptera from a wet Alder [Alnus] wood in Devon).
Habitat. Drake and Stubbs, 2014: 184 (species of wet woodland, especially where groundwater saepages are present; it avoids open sunny situations but exceptionally has been found where tall vegetation provides sufficient shade).
Habitat. Showers, 2015: 2 (on craneflies in moth traps at Pitsford Water Nature Reserve in 2013 and 2014, including information for the two traps and photos of their habitat).
Habitat. Brighton, 2017c: 28, 37 (overall regional checklist Lancashire and Cheshire (VC58, 59 and 60) with notes on habitats and/or regional occurrence and/or status; see paper for details).
Greece
Habitat. Kolcsar et al., 2021b: 215 (brook).
Italy
Habitat. Podenas and Podeniene, 2008: 352 (larvae developing in rich organic mud near water reservoirs).
Lithuania
Habitat. Podeniene, 2001a: 84 (larvae were found in the intertidal zone of a small river in silt and leaf fallings).
Habitat. Podeniene, 2003a: 1-295 (larva, descr, figs, habitat) (in Lithuanian).
Habitat. Podeniene, 2003b: 10, 22, 28 (larval habitat: mud in bogs of low lying woody swamps).
Poland
Habitat. Wiedenska, 2014: 12 (on the occurence of Limoniidae in six selected plant communities in the Kamienica Valley, Gorce National Park, Western Carpathians) (in Polish, habitat tables also in English).
Biology. Wiedenska, 2015a: 52 (on the flight activity of Limoniidae in the Kamienica Valley, Gorce National Park, Western Carpathians; observed emergence of adults in july) (in Polish, tables also in English).
Habitat. Wiedenska, 2017a: 14 (faunistic and habitat data of species from the Gorce NP) (in Polish).
Romania
Habitat. Kolcsar et al., 2013: 73 (loc(s) Cluj-Napoca and surroundings; list of habitats with altitudes).
Sweden
Habitat. Lindstrom and Fritz, 2015: 44, 48 (distributin and ecology in five fens in Hallands County) (in Schwedish).
Turkey
Habitat. Koc, 2008: 4 (collected under marshy conditions at a grassy area by a lake and by a small creek).
on characters and taxonomy (mainly from 2000 onward):
Country not relevant
Characters. Drake and Stubbs, 2014: 184-186 (comparison, figs).
Characters. Olsen et al., 2018: 144-145 (differs from other Pilaria species by its entirely orange thorax, entirely yellow femora and male apodeme without a bulbous outgrowth; fig).
Great Britain
Characters. Kramer and Morris, 2022b: 13 (diagnosis, figs).
Lithuania
Immatures. Podeniene, 2003a: 1-295 (larva, descr, figs, habitat) (in Lithuanian).
on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward):
Belarus
First record. Kolcsar et al., 2021b: 214-215 (loc(s) Minsk region).
Belgium
Distribution. Dek and Peeters, 2023a: 139 (loc(s) Botanic Garden Jean Massart, Brussels-Capital Region, very rare in Belgium, the Jardin being the only recent locality).
Bulgaria
Distribution. Hubenov, 2015: 220 (annotated list Diptera Pirin Mt, loc(s), faunistics and zoogeography).
Distribution. Hubenov, 2017: 68 (on vertical distribution in the Pirin and Rila Mts; see paper for details on forests and subalpine-alpine zones, distr).
Distribution. Hubenov, 2018b: 123 (review loc(s) Vrachanska Planina Mts).
Distribution. Hubenov, 2021a: 31 (checklist with summary of distr in Bulgaria, references).
Distribution. Hubenov, 2025a: suppl: 3 (annotated list Diptera Stara Planina Mts, local distr, habitats and zoogeography).
Distribution. Hubenov, 2025b: suppl: 3 (annotated list Diptera high Bulgarian mts, local distr, habitats and zoogeography).
Channel Is
Distribution. Stubbs, 2022b: 5 (on a collection of craneflies from Jersey, collected between 1985 and 2002 by Tony Warne).
Czech Rep.
Distribution. Stary et al., 2005a: 29 (loc(s)).
Distribution. Stary, 2009i: webpage (checklist).
Distribution. Stary and Vonicka, 2018: 52 (on Limoniidae and Pediciidae of two localities in northern Bohemia, with list of localities, altitudes and habitats).
Denmark
Distribution. Petersen and Jong, 2001b: 151 (checklist).
Estonia
Distribution. Stary, 2004f: (Fauna Europaea: added Estonia).
Finland
Distribution. Salmela, 2012b: 227, 229 (removed from list of Finnish crane flies; Finnish record(s) refer to nigropunctata).
France
Distribution. Quindroit, 2020a: 33, 45-48 (annotated list with information on abundancy and habitat of the Tipuloidea of the Pays de la Loire regoin, distr) (in French).
Distribution. Herbrecht et al., 2021: 57 (loc(s) Loire-Atlantique (44) based on malaise-trapping with notes on habitats) (in French).
Distribution. Quindroit and Lemoine, 2021a: 25 (loc(s), resultats de deux campagnes de piegeage dans le Pas-de-Calais (62); see paper for details on habitat).
Distribution. Quindroit and Lemoine, 2022a: 38 (table specifying the presence in the five departments of the Hauts-de-France region).
Distribution. Quindroit, 2022a: 25-28 (additions to the annotated list of the Tipuloidea of Pays de la Loire as given in Quindroit, 2020a).
Distribution. Quindroit, 2022d: 417 (loc(s) Ariege (09); zone de suintement boueux en bordure de sous-bois).
Distribution. Quindroit and Racine, 2025: 359 (table specifying the presence in the five departments of the Pays de la Loire region).
Germany
Distribution. Schacht, 1999: 134 (checklist Bayern).
Distribution. Reusch and Oosterbroek, 2000: 156 (checklist German Bundeslander).
Distribution. Reusch and Bellstedt, 2001b: 72 (checklist Thuringen).
Distribution. Ruckert, 2005: 47, 53 (found in a study on the association with the type of source: limnokrene, rheokrene, or helokrene in Schlesig-Holstein; see paper for details, as well as Anhang A2-A10).
Distribution. Schacht, 2005: 6 (checklist Bayern).
Distribution. Wittrock, 2005: 85 (loc(s) Schleswig-Holstein).
Distribution. Ruckert et al., 2007: 56 (loc(s) Schleswig-Holstein).
Distribution. Hable et al., 2010b: 92 (loc(s) Bayern).
Distribution. Schacht, 2010: 18 (checklist Diptera Bayern).
Distribution. Stuke, 2019: 146 (checklist Niedersachsen and Bremen with reference to original sources).
Distribution. Stuke et al., 2024: 161 (loc(s) Niedersachsen).
Great Britain
Distribution. Godfrey, 2000a: 13, 22 (see paper for details of sites surveyed in Shropshire and into Wales).
Distribution. Howe et al., 2001: 139, 143-146 (loc(s) Dorset).
Distribution. Gibbs, 2002a: 1 (loc(s) Bristol Region).
Distribution. Crossley, 2003b: 62 (loc(s) Sheffield).
Distribution. Boardman, 2007: 72-73 (loc(s), map).
Distribution. Skidmore, 2009: 128 (review of occurrence on the Western Isles of Scotland, distr).
Distribution. Drake, 2011a: 25 (loc(s) Devon).
Distribution. Kramer, 2011j: 20 (loc(s) Leicestershire and Rutland (VC55)).
Distribution. Hewitt, 2014: (provisional checklist Cumbrian Diptera).
Distribution. Showers, 2015: 2 (on craneflies in moth traps at Pitsford Water Nature Reserve in 2013 and 2014, including information for the two traps and photos of their habitat).
Distribution. Brighton, 2017c: 28, 37 (overall regional checklist Lancashire and Cheshire (VC58, 59 and 60) with notes on habitats and/or regional occurrence and/or status; see paper for details).
Distribution. Showers, 2018c: 4 (loc(s) Northampshire).
Distribution. Cunningham, 2019: 16-17 (kocs Devon).
Distribution. Kramer and Morris, 2022b: 13 (info on the species, on the distr and map of loc(s) Leicestershire and Rutland (VC55)).
Greece
First record. Kolcsar et al., 2021b: 215 (loc(s) Peloponnisos).
Ireland
Distribution. Ashe et al., 2005a: 317, 334-336 (review single Irish record).
Distribution. Chandler et al., 2008: 12 (checklist).
Italy
Distribution. Podenas and Podeniene, 2008: 352 (annotated checklist South Tyrol [Prov. Bolzano]).
Latvia
Distribution. Stary, 2004f: (Fauna Europaea: added Latvia).
Lithuania
Distribution. Podeniene, 2001a: 84 (loc(s)).
Distribution. Pakalniskis et al., 2006: 24 (checklist).
Netherlands
Distribution. Jong and Oosterbroek, 2002b: 32 (checklist).
Distribution. Stary, 2020a: 45 (Limoniidae Kaaistoep, Noord-Brabant).
North Macedonia
Distribution. Oosterbroek and Simova-Tosic, 2004: 446 (review literature).
Norway
First record. Olsen et al., 2018: 144, 160-161 (loc(s) O, Moss; distr; annotated checklist Nordic countries and for Norway according to the Strand regions).
Poland
Distribution. Wiedenska, 2007a: 76 (checklist).
Distribution. Wiedenska, 2010: 135 (loc(s) Parku Krajobrazowego Wzniesien Lodzkich, Lodz).
Distribution. Wiedenska, 2014: 12 (on the occurence of Limoniidae in six selected plant communities in the Kamienica Valley, Gorce National Park, Western Carpathians) (in Polish, habitat tables also in English).
Distribution. Wiedenska, 2017a: 14 (faunistic and habitat data of species from the Gorce NP) (in Polish).
Distribution. Wiedenska and Syratt, 2023: 133 (loc(s) Bieszczady Mountains, distr and remarks).
Romania
Distribution. Ujvarosi, 2007: 228-231 (checklist Limoniidae).
Distribution. Kolcsar et al., 2013: 73 (loc(s) Cluj-Napoca and surroundings; list of habitats with altitudes).
Russia
Distribution. Pilipenko, 2017a: 389 (investigation of Tipuloidea of the Altay, first record for Altay and first confirmation for Eastpalaearctic) (in Russian).
Distribution. Pilipenko et al., 2020: 359 (loc(s) RUC: Mordoviya Rep., distr).
Slovakia
Distribution. Stary, 2009d: 26 (loc(s) Polana area).
Distribution. Stary, 2009i: webpage (checklist).
Sweden
Distribution. Lindstrom and Fritz, 2015: 44, 48 (distributin and ecology in five fens in Hallands County) (in Schwedish).
Switzerland
Distribution. Podenas et al., 2006: 149, 327 (map).
Turkey
First record. Koc, 2008: 4 (loc(s) Afyonkarahisar, Isparta).
Distribution. Ozgul et al., 2009: 64 (survey provinces SW Turkey).
Distribution. Bilgin et al., 2015: 6 (loc(s) Eskisehir, distr) (in Turkish).
Distribution. Koc et al., 2016: 11 (provinces Marmara region).
Distribution. Provinces Asiatic part, 2025: (known from Afyonkarahisar, Bursa, Eskisehir, Isparta).
on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward):
Belarus
Kolcsar et al., 2021b: month(s): 7.
Belgium
Dek and Peeters, 2023a: month(s): 9.
Bulgaria
Hubenov, 2015: month(s): 8.
Channel Is
Stubbs, 2022b: month(s): 6-7.
Czech Rep.
Stary and Vonicka, 2018: month(s): 6-7.
France
Quindroit, 2020a: month(s): 5-7.
Quindroit, 2022d: month(s): 7.
Germany
Stuke et al., 2024: month(s): 6.
Great Britain
Godfrey, 2000a: month(s): 6.
Gibbs, 2002a: month(s): 7.
Crossley, 2003b: month(s): 6, 8.
Kramer, 2011j: month(s): 6, 8.
Cunningham, 2019: month(s): 7, 9.
Kramer and Morris, 2022b: month(s): 6-7.
Greece
Kolcsar et al., 2021b: month(s): 5.
Norway
Olsen et al., 2018: month(s): 6.
Poland
Wiedenska, 2014: month(s): 7.
Wiedenska, 2015a: month(s): 7-8.
Wiedenska and Syratt, 2023: month(s): 7.
Romania
Kolcsar et al., 2013: month(s): 6.
Russia
Pilipenko et al., 2020: month(s): 8.
Slovakia
Stary, 2009d: month(s): 6-7.
Switzerland
Podenas et al., 2006: month(s): 6-7.
Turkey
Koc, 2008: month(s): 6.
on altitude (mainly from 2000 onward):
Belarus
Kolcsar et al., 2021b: altitude: 156-161 m.
Bulgaria
Hubenov, 2015: altitude: 1960-2914 m.
Hubenov, 2017: altitude: 1960-2914 m.
Hubenov, 2018b: altitude: 380 m.
Hubenov, 2021a: altitude: 0-1914 m.
Hubenov, 2025a: altitude: 0-2914 m.
Hubenov, 2025b: altitude: 0-2914 m.
Czech Rep.
Stary and Vonicka, 2018: altitude: 450-630 m.
France
Quindroit, 2022d: altitude: 800 m.
Germany
Stuke et al., 2024: altitude: 150-170 m.
Greece
Kolcsar et al., 2021b: altitude: 200-250 m.
Poland
Wiedenska and Syratt, 2023: altitude: 500 m.
Slovakia
Stary, 2009d: altitude: 560-780 m.
Turkey
Koc, 2008: altitude: 834-1350 m.

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