Cave fauna of Greece database

Limonia enormis Starý, 2017

Higher Taxonomy: Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Limoniidae
Genus: Limonia

Characterisation: Trogloxene

Distribution: Endemic to Greece

Locus Typicus: Spilaio Idaio Antro
Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Rethymno / Municipality: Anogeia / Closest settlement: Anogeia

Distribution in caves of Greece

Spilaio Idaio Antro, Starý 2017
Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Rethymno / Municipality: Anogeia / Closest settlement: Anogeia

Comments: Only known from the type locality.

IUCN Red List: NE - Not Evaluated
Greece's Red Data Book: NE - Not Evaluated

Protection status

There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.

Check Databases: No links to other databases

Species references

Starý J. 2017. Four new species of Limonia from the Mediterranean (Diptera: Limoniidae). Acta enomologica musei nationalis Pragae 57(2):713–721. https://doi.org/10.1515/aemnp-2017-0096

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2026. Limonia enormis Starý, 2017. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 13.01.2025, Accessed 19.04.2026