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Crane fly

Tipulidae .

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Field Notes

Description:

I have never heard of Crane flies this small before! I have now read that they can be even smaller.

Habitat:

Balcony, attracted from surrounding countryside by night light.

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Crane fly

Species ID Suggestions

Crane fly

Tipulidae
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Comments (1)
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Hi Stephen, did you note the ruler in pic 3? From the snout to the wing tips this is just 6mm long, the whole thing is only the size of a small mosquito, which I thought it was at first. Are there Crane flies that small?

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Biodiversidad en España/Spain
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Mission WILD
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 7, 2013

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