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Crane fly

Ctenophora ishiharai

Photo by KitchilPus
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Field Notes

Description:

Long legs.Yellow body with curly black tail upwards pointed.
Wings with some transparent spots - looks like lightning symbols.
Antenna's are very big..
Landed on my arm when was alongside an river.
Philippines-Cebu Island.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (6)
KitchilPus
Thanks all for information and nice comments.Best finds everybody.
Leuba Ridgway
Everything about this fly is attractive - great find KitchilPus !
ForestDragon
That is one fancy crane fly! Beautiful colors. :-)
Mark Ridgway
I think you're right Machi. Closest I can find is https://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/20/unknown-crane-fly-from-japan/
Machi
I think it is a crane fly in Ctenophorinae... though I'm not an expert
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PublishedMay 3, 2017

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