Details for Dicranoptycha livescens
Name:Dicranoptycha livescens Loew, 1870
Publication:Jahrb. Kais.-Kon. Gel. Ges. Krakau 41: 18 (as Dicranoptycha)
Status:Recognized taxon.
Classification:Family Limoniidae
Subfamily Limoniinae
Descriptive note:Loew, 1870, is a short description in Latin, a full description is given in Loew, 1871, Beschr. europ. Dipt. 2: 1.
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plus 4 more images of hypopygium, ovipositor, wing and habitat.
Distribution:Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Rep., France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey (European part: Kirklareli), Ukraine; Russia: RUE; Armenia.
Note: see the manual for abbreviations: present-day Russia.
Region(s):Westpalaearctic
General note:For Italy check Stary and Oosterbroek, 1996, and citations below. All French records from before 2022 refer to fuscescens (see Quindroit, 2022b).
Map:Podenas et al., 2006 (Switzerland)
Figure
references:
Hypopygium: Stary, 1972a; Podenas et al., 2006
Ovipositor: Stary, 1972a
Citationson biology (mainly from 2000 onward):
Bulgaria
Habitat. Hubenov, 2025b: suppl: 5 (annotated list Diptera high Bulgarian mts, local distr, habitats and zoogeography).
Czech Rep.
Habitat. Stary and Vonicka, 2018: 65 (on Limoniidae and Pediciidae of two localities in northern Bohemia, with list of localities, altitudes and habitats).
France
Habitat. Tillier, 2023a: 227 (dans une zone de sous-bois boueux avec mares et fosses en eau).
on characters and taxonomy (mainly from 2000 onward):
Country not relevant
Phylogeny. Men et al., 2018a: 97 (comparison of female internal reproductive system, based on literure data).
on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward):
Armenia
First record. Obona et al., 2016: 136 (loc(s)).
Distribution. Hakobyan and Jenderedjian, 2023: 1514 (annotated checklist of the craneflies of Armenia with refs, distr and flight period in Caucasus Ecoregion with refs).
Bosnia-Herzegowina
Distribution. Oosterbroek and Simova-Tosic, 2004: 447 (review literature).
Bulgaria
Distribution. Hubenov, 2015: 221 (annotated list Diptera Pirin Mt, loc(s), faunistics and zoogeography).
Distribution. Hubenov, 2016: 49 (annotated checklist Diptera of the Rila Mountains based on data from the literature).
Distribution. Hubenov, 2017: 69 (on vertical distribution in the Pirin and Rila Mts; see paper for details on forests and subalpine-alpine zones, distr).
Distribution. Hubenov, 2021a: 34 (checklist with summary of distr in Bulgaria, references).
Distribution. Hubenov, 2025b: suppl: 5 (annotated list Diptera high Bulgarian mts, local distr, habitats and zoogeography).
Czech Rep.
Distribution. Stary et al., 2005a: 26 (loc(s)).
Distribution. Stary, 2009i: webpage (checklist).
Distribution. Stary and Vonicka, 2018: 65 (on Limoniidae and Pediciidae of two localities in northern Bohemia, with list of localities, altitudes and habitats).
France
Misinterpretation. Quindroit, 2022b: 237 (review material, a.o. from the Paris National Museum and review reference records, all must be referred to D. fuscescens with D. livescens removed for France).
First record. Tillier, 2023a: 227 (loc(s) Val-d’Oise (95), first verified record [see Quindroit, 2022b], distr).
Germany
Distribution. Reusch and Oosterbroek, 2000: 162 (checklist German Bundeslander).
Distribution. Reusch et al., 2004: 118 (loc(s) and review loc(s) Brandenburg, otherwise only known from Sachsen).
Lithuania
Distribution. Pakalniskis et al., 2006: 19 (checklist).
North Macedonia
Distribution. Oosterbroek and Simova-Tosic, 2004: 447 (review literature).
Poland
Distribution. Wiedenska, 2007a: 75 (checklist).
Distribution. Wiedenska, 2010: 132 (loc(s) Parku Krajobrazowego Wzniesien Lodzkich, Lodz).
Distribution. Wiedenska and Syratt, 2023: 142 (loc(s) Bieszczady Mountains, distr and remarks).
Romania
Distribution. Parvu, 2004: 186 (loc(s)).
Distribution. Ujvarosi, 2005a: 244 (no details).
Distribution. Ujvarosi, 2007: 228-231 (checklist Limoniidae).
Russia
Distribution. Kolcsar et al., 2021b: 80-81 (loc(s) RUE: Tatarstan Rep.).
Slovakia
Distribution. Stary, 2009i: webpage (checklist).
Spain
First record. Mederos and Eiroa, 2018: 27 (loc(s) Gerona, distr).
Switzerland
Distribution. Podenas et al., 2006: 166, 233 (map, vertical distr per thermic level).
Distribution. Dufour and Merz, 2012: 354 (annotated checklist canton Geneva).
Turkey
First record. Koc et al., 2016: 9 ((loc(s) European part) (as paralivescens, teste J. Stary) (referred to in Kolcsar et al., 2021b: 82).
on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward):
Armenia
Obona et al., 2016: month(s): 8.
Bulgaria
Hubenov, 2015: month(s): 8.
Hubenov, 2016: month(s): 8.
Czech Rep.
Stary et al., 2005a: month(s): 7-8.
Stary and Vonicka, 2018: month(s): 7.
France
Tillier, 2023a: month(s): 7.
Germany
Reusch et al., 2004: month(s): 8.
Poland
Wiedenska and Syratt, 2023: month(s): 8.
Romania
Parvu, 2004: month(s): 6-7.
Russia
Kolcsar et al., 2021b: month(s): 8.
Spain
Mederos and Eiroa, 2018: month(s): 7.
Switzerland
Podenas et al., 2006: month(s): 6-9.
Turkey
Koc et al., 2016: month(s): 7.
on altitude (mainly from 2000 onward):
Armenia
Obona et al., 2016: altitude: 940-1392 m.
Bulgaria
Hubenov, 2015: altitude: 2000 m.
Hubenov, 2016: altitude: 1147-1250 m.
Hubenov, 2017: altitude: 1147-1250-2000 m.
Hubenov, 2021a: altitude: 1147-2000 m.
Hubenov, 2025b: altitude: 1147-2000 m.
Czech Rep.
Stary and Vonicka, 2018: altitude: 220 m.
France
Tillier, 2023a: altitude: 28 m.
Germany
Reusch et al., 2004: altitude: 50 m.
Poland
Wiedenska and Syratt, 2023: altitude: 650 m.
Russia
Kolcsar et al., 2021b: altitude: 87 m.
Spain
Mederos and Eiroa, 2018: altitude: 1045 m.
Turkey
Koc et al., 2016: altitude: 495-565 m.

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