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dobsonfly

Corydalus sp.

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

large, about 3' long

Habitat:

transition zone between atlantic coast rainforest and cerrado

Notes:

spotted this at night around the pousada in caraca parque natural

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Dobsonfly

Species ID Suggestions

alder fly

Sialis lutaria

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Comments (3)
gymr123
thanks Latimeria, for the correction. only now i saw the difference and its almost clearly visible. :) i wud like to cancel my previous answr..! :P
Latimeria
I don't think this is an alderfly, gymr123. The head is too different, especially the mandibles. It looks more like a dobsonfly to me.

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PublishedApril 23, 2011

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