Bug Identification - Bugs on Geranium

[Anne ❀]

Just wondering if anyone knows the name of the bugs in this photo. The plant is a perennial geranium and the bloom is quite tiny, maybe the size of a big thumb nail. Thanks!

[Carolyn White]

It looks like a Crane Fly. They look like a big mosquito. :0)

[Tricia Hunt]

I have no idea, but @kimmistephens @robv might know.

[Kass]

Looks like crane flies - by the long legs and mosquito type appearance. Many lawn companies spray them since when they are in the larvae stage they can do damage to your lawn.

[Trina P Holub]

Crane flies...I was trying to think of that name. When I was a kid if one got in the house, we always thought it was a giant mosquito. :-)

[Robert Velten]

@cjwhite @triciaanddazzle @russianblue @5unflow3r These have long legs and bodies like crane flies but that is where the similarity ends. They are Stilt Bugs, true bugs in the family Berytidae. If you look closely at the original larger version image the upper one shows the piercing mouthparts they use on plants and sometimes other insects.

[Carolyn White]

@robv Thank you! I see it now.

[Anne ❀]

@robv @cjwhite @triciaanddazzle @5unflow3r @russianblue Wow, you guys are amazing to reply so quickly! I love this site! Thanks! Robert, you may have started something here .... I'm pretty good with plant names but am just starting to learn bug names ... and I'm going to remember your name! ;-) Thanks ever so much for the info. I take it, these guys have the body parts to eat my plants ... should I be worried about that?

Thanks again everyone, much appreciated.