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Crane Fly

Tipula sp.

Photo by alison_sloop
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Field Notes

Description:

Long-legged, long winged insect

Habitat:

Stream, wetlands

Notes:

Laying on a leaf that was in full shade

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
ForestDragon
There is a good chance that this is a female Tipula longiventris or Tipula abdominalis. Here are links to the BugGuide.net pages for each of the above species. T. longiventris http://bugguide.net/node/view/24778 T. abdominalis http://bugguide.net/node/view/24959
alison_sloop
Yeah, I did not realize this photo only really shows its wings. I agree it is some kind of crane fly.
suzmonk
Can't see all of it, but maybe some kind of crane fly?

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PublishedMarch 11, 2014

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