Details for Ctenophora (Ctenophora) flaveolata

Name: Ctenophora (Ctenophora) flaveolata (Fabricius, 1794) Publication: Ent. Syst. 4: 234 (as Tipula) Status: Recognized taxon. Classification: Family Tipulidae Subfamily Ctenophorinae Keys: Bygebjerg and Munk, 2005 (Danish Ctenophorinae (in Danish); Oosterbroek et al., 2006 (Westpalaearctic Ctenophorinae); Peeters en Oosterbroek, 2013e (craneflies Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg) (in Dutch); Men and Huang, 2014 (World species Ctenophora); Stubbs and Kramer, 2016c; Stubbs, 2021 (British craneflies) habitus male habitus male habitus male habitus male habitus male plus 20 more images of habitus, habitus, habitus, habitus, habitus, habitus, habitus, habitus, habitus, body part(s), body part(s), body part(s), body part(s), hypopygium, ovipositor, wing, wing, habitat, habitat and habitat. Distribution: Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Rep., Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece (north), Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden (south), Switzerland, Ukraine; Russia: RUC, North Caucasus. Note: see the manual for abbreviations: present-day Russia. Region(s): Westpalaearctic General note: For Finland check Salmela, 2012b, 2012c, and citations below. For Norway check Hofsvang et al., 2019, and citations below. For Great Britain check Stubbs, 2021, and citations below. Russia in Palaearctic Catalogue (Oosterbroek and Theowald, 1992) refers to the Ukraine only. Map: Sorensen, 2002 (Denmark); Oosterbroek, 2022a (Netherlands, 2012-2121); Kania et al., 2023 (Poland); Jentzsch et al., 2024 (Sachsen) Figure references: Habitus: Bygebjerg and Munk, 2005 (male); Brock, 2011 (female); Oosterbroek et al., 2006 (male, female); Bechev, 2009 (female); Kiruna, 2009 (male); Fritz and Lindstrom, 2012 (male, female); Oosterbroek, 2012 (male, female); Heiss, 2017a (female); Kowalczyk and Senn, 2017 (male); Tillier and Dehalleux, 2019 (female); Lantsov and Bibin, 2019 (female); Quindroit, 2020a (female); Wiebel and Kessler, 2021 (male); Lantsov and Bibin, 2022 (male, female); Kolcsar et al., 2023a (male); Kania et al., 2023 (female); Jentzsch et al., 2024 (female); Quindroit and Lemoine, 2022a (male) Head: Sorensen, 2002 (antenna) Hypopygium: Oosterbroek et al., 2006 Other figures: Oosterbroek et al., 2006 (abdomen male, female) Miscellaneous Fritz and Lindstrom, 2012 (habitat); Fritz and Lindstrom, 2013 (habitat) Citations on biology (mainly from 2000 onward): Belgium Biology. Peeters, 2023: 228 (loc(s) Botanic Garden Jean Massart, Brussels-Capital Region, common spring species, but in low numbers. Much recorded on the observation platforms due to its remarkable appearance; larvae develop in decaying wood of deciduous trees of old forests and orchards, see paper for further details). Denmark Biology. Sorensen, 2002: 129, 130, 133, 136, 137 (habitat: living in decayed wood of over-mature trees either in the trunk or in the larger branches; biology; conservation status; review literature) (in Danish). Finland Habitat. Penttinen et al., 2010: 480, 484 (red list status incl. criteria, habitats, causes of threat, threat factors). Habitat. Salmela, 2012c: 13 (classified as a saproxylic and/or fungivorous species). Habitat. Salmela et al., 2019: 520 (red list status (?), habitat types, threat factors). France Habitat. Tillier and Dehalleux, 2019: 146 (loc(s) with habitat info, summary habitat) (in French). Habitat. Quindroit, 2020b: 123 (loc(s) Nord (59) and Pas-de-Calais (62) with notes on habitats and distr) (in French). Habitat. Quindroit and Lemoine, 2022a: 11 (loc(s) Aisne (02), Oise (60) and Somme (80) with notes on habitats and distr) (in French). Germany Habitat. Heiss and Merkel-Wallner, 2013: 20-24 (review loc(s) Bayern, table with Malaise trap habitats and species; see paper for details). Habitat. Heiss et al., 2017: 160, 181-182 (overview of collecting methods and habitats). Habitat. Heiss, 2017a: 562, 567, 570 (loc(s) Dinkelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg and table with details on presence in the various biotop-groups). Habitat. Dunk, 2018: 78, 95 (loc(s) Bayern with list of habtats). Great Britain Biology. Dagley and Ismay, 2000: 26 (habitat: associated with Fagus; flight). Habitat. Denton, 2000: 36 (on flowers of Crataegus). Biology. Alexander, 2002: 88 (habitat: ancient broadleaved woodland and wood pasture; larvae in decaying wood, associated with large overmature trees, especially Fagus; adults visit blossom such as Crataegus; phenology: probably one year cycle). Habitat. Stubbs, 2002a: 7 (bred from pupae in a very rotten fallen trunk). Biology. Bratton, 2003: 4 (habitat: associated with Fagus; behaviour). Habitat. Stubbs, 2003: 41-44, 68-73 (associated with woodland and wood pasture where large trees with rot holes are present, especially Fagus; larvae seem to prefer large Fagus but it is odd that larvae have not been found when searching successfully for other species; the assumption is that this species occupies a particular condition of wood decay that is not used by other large saproxylic craneflies; adults have been found feeding on or beaten from Crataegus flowers; the flight period is broadly in phase with these flowers and it is possible that such a nectar source is important; the paper reviews recent literature and includes further details on habitat, monitoring techniques and examples of good/bad practice). Habitat. Brock, 2011: 256 (known from the New Forest, associated with ancient beech [Fagus] woods). Habitat. Hodge, 2012: 167 (loc(s) Surrey; in shaded deciduous woodland). Habitat. Hewitt et al., 2017: 64, 71, 72 (loc(s) Borrowdale, Cumbria, review records and habitat requirements; a wood decay associated species recorded from Borrowdale Ash [Fraxinus] pollards; see paper for details). Habitat. Kramer, 2018a: 1 (second record for the Lake District, as emerging from an Ash [Fraxinus] log). Netherlands Biology. Peeters, 2023: 228 (common spring species, but in low numbers; much recorded on the observation platforms due to its remarkable appearance; larvae develop in decaying wood of deciduous trees of old forests and orchards). Romania Habitat. Kolcsar et al., 2013: 73, 75 (loc(s) Cluj-Napoca and surroundings; list of habitats with altitudes). Russia Biology. Lantsov and Bibin, 2019: 209 (review of bionomics, citing various authors). Habitat. Lantsov and Bibin, 2022: 228-229 (natural habitats in the Republic of Adygea are forest communities: Oak-Hornbeam [Quercus-Carpinus] forests and Beech-Fir [Fagus-Abies] forests) (in Russian; information kindly provided by Vladimir Lantsov). Sweden Habitat. Fritz and Lindstrom, 2012: 5, 14-16, 47, 49, 55, 68 (on distribution, habitat preference and habitat conservation in nature reserved beech [Fagus] forests in Hallands County) (in Schwedish). Habitat. Fritz and Lindstrom, 2013: 22-24, 49-50, 63 (on distribution, habitat preference and habitat conservation in nature reserved forest and tree habitats in Hallands County) (in Schwedish). Switzerland Habitat. Weibel and Kessler, 2021: 15 (in einem eher feuchten, geholzbestandenen Graben, der zwei Laubmischwalder verbindet). on characters and taxonomy (mainly from 2000 onward): Country not relevant Key. Oosterbroek et al., 2006: 138-146 (key, figs, review literature). Denmark Immatures. Sorensen, 2002: 129, 130, 133, 136, 137 (descr, figs, review literature) (in Danish). Key. Bygebjerg and Munk, 2005: 42-45 (key, colourphoto) (in Danish). Russia Characters. Lantsov and Bibin, 2022: 228-229 (short descr., figs) (in Russian). on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward): Austria Distribution. Vogtenhuber, 2011: 44 (checklist Austria, list of provinces). Belgium Distribution. Peeters, 2023: 228 (loc(s) Botanic Garden Jean Massart, Brussels-Capital Region, common spring species, but in low numbers. Much recorded on the observation platforms due to its remarkable appearance; larvae develop in decaying wood of deciduous trees of old forests and orchards, see paper for further details). Bosnia-Herzegowina Distribution. Simova-Tosic and Oosterbroek, 2003: 43 (review literature). Bulgaria First record. Bechev, 2009: 1-2 (loc(s) Rhodope Mts). Distribution. Hubenov, 2021a: 26 (checklist with summary of distr in Bulgaria, references). Country not relevant Distribution. Oosterbroek et al., 2006: 138-146 (distr). Croatia Distribution. Simova-Tosic and Oosterbroek, 2003: 43 (review literature). Czech Rep. Distribution. Stary et al., 2005d: 35 (loc(s)). Distribution. Stary, 2009k: webpage (checklist). Denmark Distribution. Petersen et al., 2001b: 162 (checklist). Distribution. Sorensen, 2002: 129, 130, 133, 136, 137 (loc(s), map) (in Danish). Distribution. Bygebjerg and Munk, 2005: 42-45 (loc(s)) (in Danish). Estonia First record. Kurina, 2009: 83-85 (loc(s), review Estonian records and collections, listing presence in Latvia, Finland and NW Russia). Finland Distribution. Salmela, 2012b: 240 (annotated list of Finnish crane flies). Distribution. Salmela and Petrasiunas, 2014: 31 (checklist Finnish Tipulomorpha). Distribution. Salmela et al., 2019: 520 (red list status (?), habitat types, threat factors). France Distribution. Rotheray and Horsfield, 2003: 11 (loc(s) Massane [Pyr. Or. (66)]). Distribution. Kramer and Langlois, 2019a: 76 (record(s) Ravin de Valbois, Doubs (25)). Distribution. Tillier and Dehalleux, 2019: 146 (new and published records Ile-de-France, loc(s) Seine-et-Marne (77), Yvelines (78), Essonne (91), Seine-Saint-Denis (93), Val-de-Marne (94) and Val-d’Oise (95)). Distribution. Quindroit, 2020a: 9, 45-48 (annotated list of the Tipuloidea of Pays de la Loire) (in French). Distribution. Quindroit, 2020b: 123 (loc(s) Nord (59) and Pas-de-Calais (62) with notes on habitats and distr) (in French). Distribution. Tissot et al., 2021: 217 (the Diptera of the Reserves Naturelles Nationales du Doubs (25), results of Malaise trapping since 2009) (in French). Distribution. Quindroit and Lemoine, 2022a: 11 (loc(s) Aisne (02), Oise (60) and Somme (80) with notes on habitats and distr) (in French). Distribution. Quindroit and Lemoine, 2022a: 34 (table specifying the presence in the five departments of the Hauts-de-France region). Distribution. Tillier et al., 2023: 169 (loc(s) Doubs (25) and Jura (39), with list of altitude(s) and habitat(s)) (in French). Distribution. Quindroit and Racine, 2025: 356 (table specifying the presence in the five departments of the Pays de la Loire region). Germany Distribution. Schacht et al., 2001: 423 (loc(s) Bayern). Distribution. Heiss, 2003: 12 (checklist Thuringen). Distribution. Schacht, 2005: 3 (checklist Bayern). Distribution. Schacht, 2010: 38 (checklist Diptera Bayern). Distribution. Merkel-Wallner et al., 2011: 214 (loc(s) Bayern). Distribution. Heiss and Merkel-Wallner, 2013: 20-24 (review loc(s) Bayern, table with Malaise trap habitats and species; see paper for details). Distribution. Jentzsch and Janicke, 2014: 30 (loc(s) Thuringen). Distribution. Jentzsch, 2016: 1053-1054 (on Ctenophorinae in Sachsen-Anhalt) (in German). Distribution. Heiss et al., 2017: 160 (loc(s) Thuringen, review distr). Distribution. Heiss, 2017a: 562, 567, 570 (loc(s) Dinkelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg and table with details on presence in the various biotop-groups). Distribution. Heiss, 2017b: 21 (checklist Tipulidae Thuringen). Distribution. Dunk, 2018: 78, 95 (loc(s) Bayern with list of habtats). Distribution. Drees, 2019: 50 (loc(s) Nordrhein-Westfalen). Distribution. Heiss et al., 2019: 247 (annotated checklist of the Tipulidae of Niedersachsen and Bremen, including the presence in the surrounding Bundeslandern and the Netherlands) (in German). Distribution. Heiss, 2019: 34, 44 (loc(s) and checklist Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, see paper for further details). Distribution. Stuke, 2019: 238 (checklist Niedersachsen and Bremen with reference to original sources). Distribution. Jentzsch, 2020: 219 (on the Diptera of the Natural History Collections Rudolstadt, first records for Thuringen since Rapp, 1942) (in German). Distribution. Kohler and Niermann, 2020: 328 (loc(s) Thuringen). Distribution. Heiss and Malec, 2023: 315, 320 (loc(s) Hessen, review German records) (in German). Distribution. Heiss and Malec, 2023: 328 (annotated checklist Hessen). Distribution. Jentzsch et al., 2024: 3, 8 (loc(s) Sachsen, map). Great Britain Distribution. Stubbs, 1999c: 5 (loc(s) Epping Forest). Distribution. Dagley and Ismay, 2000: 26 (loc(s) Essex). Distribution. Denton, 2000: 36 (loc(s) New Forest, S. Hampshire). Distribution. Alexander, 2002: 88 (distr). Distribution. Stubbs, 2002a: 7 (loc(s) Devon; has been turning up far more widely than expected in the south and Wales, but is still a rarely recorded beast). Distribution. Bratton, 2003: 4 (loc(s) Gloucestershire and North Wales). Distribution. Stubbs, 2003: 41, 70 (distr in GB). Distribution. Morris, 2010b: 14 (loc(s) Windsor Great Park). Distribution. Brock, 2011: 256 (known from the New Forest, associated with ancient beech [Fagus] woods). Distribution. Grayson, 2011: 101 (loc(s) Windsor Forest). Distribution. Parker, 2011: 162 (loc(s) Winsor Forest, Berkshire (VC 22)). Distribution. Hodge, 2012: 167 (loc(s) Surrey; in shaded deciduous woodland). Distribution. Hewitt, 2014: (provisional checklist Cumbrian Diptera). Distribution. Hewitt et al., 2017: 64, 71, 72 (loc(s) Borrowdale, Cumbria, review records and habitat requirements; a wood decay associated species recorded from Borrowdale Ash [Fraxinus] pollards; see paper for details). Distribution. Featherstone, 2018: 34 (unexpected occurrence in Highland Region, first record for Scotland but the possibility remains that it has arrived by human agency; see paper for details). Distribution. Kramer, 2018a: 1 (second record for the Lake District, as emerging from an Ash [Fraxinus] log). Distribution. Taylor, 2020: 181 (loc(s) Buckinghamshire). Lithuania Distribution. Pakalniskis et al., 2006: 25 (checklist). Netherlands Distribution. Jong and Oosterbroek, 2002d: 39 (checklist). Distribution. Oosterbroek, 2012: 10-15 (distr in The Netherlands) (in Dutch). Distribution. Oosterbroek, 2022a: 6-13 (update on recent records (2012-2021) of Dutch Ctenophorinae) (in Dutch). North Macedonia Distribution. Simova-Tosic and Oosterbroek, 2003: 43 (review literature). Norway Distribution. Hofsvang, 2016: 132 (loc(s) AK). Distribution. Hofsvang et al., 2019: 140-141 (annotated checklist Nordic countries and for Norway according to the Strand regions). Poland Distribution. Palaczyk et al., 2002: 40 (in red list of threatened Diptera in Poland) (in Polish). Distribution. Skibinska and Chudzicke, 2007b: 77 (checklist, vulnerable). Distribution. Soszynski et al., 2010: 171 (loc(s) Wzniesienia Lodzkie Landscape Park). Distribution. Kowalczyk and Senn, 2017: 4 (loc(s) Gdynia, with references for the species from Poland) (in Polish). Distribution. Palaczyk and Klasa, 2021: 173 (list of Diptera in Catalogue of the fauna of the Ojcow National Park). Distribution. Kania et al., 2023: 181-183 (loc(s), distr, review references, map) (in Polish). Romania Distribution. Ujvarosi, 2003: 56 (in Romania only 19th century and one 1961 records). Distribution. Ujvarosi, 2007: 232-233 (checklist Tipulidae). Distribution. Kolcsar et al., 2013: 73, 75 (loc(s) Cluj-Napoca and surroundings; list of habitats with altitudes). Distribution. Torok et al., 2014: 17 (checklist Romania). Russia First record. Paramonov, 2018a: 184 (loc(s) RUC: Chuvash Rep., distr) (in Russian). Distribution. Lantsov and Bibin, 2019: 207-209 (loc(s) Adygea Rep., first record for North Caucasus). Distribution. Lantsov, 2019a: 54-55 (in Caucasus region only known from Adygea Rep.) (in Russian, English translation in Lantsov, 2019b). Distribution. Lantsov and Bibin, 2022: 228-229 (loc(s) Rep. Adygea, map, distr) (in Russian). Serbia First record. Simova-Tosic and Oosterbroek, 2003: 43 (loc(s)). Slovakia Distribution. Stary, 2009k: webpage (checklist). Slovenia First record. Kolcsar et al., 2023a: 15 (loc(s), see also photo above of male by D. Janevic). Spain Distribution. Eiroa and Baez, 2002b: 79 (checklist). Distribution. Carles-Tolra, 2010: 56 (loc(s) Gerona). Sweden Distribution. Bartsch et al., 2005: 331 (red list status Sweden, distr). Distribution. Cederberg et al., 2010: webpage (red list status Sweden, map, distr). Distribution. Fritz and Lindstrom, 2012: 5, 14-16, 47, 49, 55, 68 (on distribution, habitat preference and habitat conservation in nature reserved beech [Fagus] forests in Hallands County) (in Schwedish). Distribution. Fritz and Lindstrom, 2013: 22-24, 49-50, 63 (on distribution, habitat preference and habitat conservation in nature reserved forest and tree habitats in Hallands County) (in Schwedish). Switzerland Distribution. Dufour and Merz, 2012: 355 (annotated checklist canton Geneva). Distribution. Weibel and Kessler, 2021: 15 (loc(s) canton Schaffhausen, conservation status, distr). on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward): Belgium Peeters, 2023: month(s): 5. Bulgaria Bechev, 2009: month(s): 4. Czech Rep. Stary et al., 2005d: month(s): 3-5. Denmark Sorensen, 2002: month(s): 4-6. Bygebjerg and Munk, 2005: month(s): 5. Estonia Kurina, 2009: month(s): 5. France Rotheray and Horsfield, 2003: month(s): 5. Tillier and Dehalleux, 2019: month(s): 4-5. Quindroit, 2020a: month(s): 4-5. Quindroit, 2020b: month(s): 2, 4. Quindroit and Lemoine, 2022a: month(s): 4-5. Tillier et al., 2023: month(s): 5-6. Germany Schacht et al., 2001: month(s): 4-5. Heiss and Merkel-Wallner, 2013: month(s): 5-6. Jentzsch and Janicke, 2014: month(s): 4. Heiss et al., 2017: month(s): 4-5, 8. Heiss, 2017a: month(s): 4-5. Dunk, 2018: month(s): 5. Drees, 2019: month(s): 5. Heiss, 2019: month(s): 5. Jentzsch, 2020: month(s): 7-8, 10. Kohler and Niermann, 2020: month(s): 4, 8. Heiss and Malec, 2023: month(s): 5. Jentzsch et al., 2024: month(s): 4-7. Great Britain Stubbs, 1999c: month(s): 5. Dagley and Ismay, 2000: month(s): 5. Denton, 2000: month(s): 5. Bratton, 2003: month(s): 5. Stubbs, 2003: month(s): 4-6. Brock, 2011: month(s): 4-5. Grayson, 2011: month(s): 5. Parker, 2011: month(s): 5. Hodge, 2012: month(s): 4. Featherstone, 2018: month(s): 5. Taylor, 2020: month(s): 5. Netherlands Oosterbroek, 2012: month(s): 4-6. Norway Hofsvang, 2016: month(s): 5. Poland Kowalczyk and Senn, 2017: month(s): 5. Kania et al., 2023: month(s): 4-5, 8. Romania Kolcsar et al., 2013: month(s): 5. Russia Paramonov, 2018a: month(s): 5. Lantsov and Bibin, 2019: month(s): 4. Slovenia Kolcsar et al., 2023a: month(s): 4. Spain Carles-Tolra, 2010: month(s): 3. Switzerland Weibel and Kessler, 2021: month(s): 5. on altitude (mainly from 2000 onward): Bulgaria Hubenov, 2021a: altitude: 300-350 m. Germany Merkel-Wallner et al., 2011: altitude: 1100-1199 m. Russia Lantsov and Bibin, 2019: altitude: 270 m. Slovenia Kolcsar et al., 2023a: altitude: 940 m. Spain Carles-Tolra, 2010: altitude: 170 m. Switzerland Weibel and Kessler, 2021: altitude: 550 m.