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Field Notes

Description:

Flying insect with a long body and spindly legs

Notes:

Found hovering around a light

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Gordon Dietzman
This is most likely a cranefly (family Tipulidae). They are certainly flying right now in your area and they do congregate at lights at dusk and night. See http://bugguide.net/node/view/183/bgimage more more images.

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
Photographed
PublishedMay 29, 2011

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