Genus Conosia
Published on HivePostify by @maxmarvin · Mon Aug 31 2026
Latin Name|Observation date|Location| |------------|------------|------------| |Genus Conosia| September 1, 2026 | Central Aceh Regency,Aceh, Indonesia |
This particular insect is extremely abundant in my area, and it can easily be found in plantations or along the edge of the forest. I used to be quite mistaken about this insect; from a distance, it looks remarkably like a mosquito—bearing a resemblance in both shape and color. However, after looking up information on Google, I discovered that it is actually a crane fly. I came across this fly while my family and I were sitting in the small hut in front of our house; it had landed quietly on the wooden platform. While its appearance is indeed very similar to that of a mosquito, one way to distinguish the two is by looking at the head: this fly lacks the needle-like proboscis that mosquitoes use to pierce the skin and suck blood. Upon spotting it, I immediately tried to take a picture; I opted to use my mobile phone camera since I had forgotten to bring my macro lens.
Okay friends, now I will share some pictures of this crane fly here.
---- ---- Camera Used | poco c65 | - | - Lens | MM F-stop | Iso speed | ISO Focal length | MM Photography | Genus Conosia Photographer | @maxmarvin
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Link to original | community | - | - Link | https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/396121620
Latitude |Longitude |Map| |------------|------------|------------| | 5.1571428 | 96.6285686 | https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.1571428079&mlon=96.6285686915#map=12/5.1571/96.6286 ----
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