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Male Eastern Dobsonfly

Corydalus cornutus

Photo by lebriggs
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

The shed skin of a large insect.

Habitat:

Found under an apple tree.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
lebriggs
Thanks Gordon I think you are right.
Gordon Dietzman
This is a dobsonfly, perhaps an eastern dobsonfly (Corydalus cornutus).
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2011

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