Skip to main content

Crane Fly

Published on Project Noah
Zoom
NominateNominate for Wildlife Photograph of the Month
reportFlag Spotting

33.1384, -117.051

Field Notes

Description:

Dark brown crane fly with no distinguishable markings on thorax but the abdomen has horizontal stripes as seen in the second image.

Habitat:

Kitchen cabinet door

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (9)
HemaShah
This is my crane fly. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/9450655
HemaShah
this fly I thought has unusually pretty wings.
HemaShah
Don't give up yet. Some people can id with the smallest detail available. Hope fully somebody will notice this pretty crane fly. I am hope ful. :)
CindyBinghamKeiser
Ya, I may not be able to narrow this to the genus, let alone the species. There isn't really enough detail in these shots for me to definitively ID it. I really appreciate your help!
HemaShah
Cindy,the head and thorax look OK to me. I am wondering about the wings. I guess the way the light falls on the wings really makes a difference in the color of the wings.
CindyBinghamKeiser
I see what you mean! I was thinking it resembled the Winter Crane Fly, Trichocera sp but I don't know for sure.
HemaShah
I tried to observe the thorax and I did find some similarity,
CindyBinghamKeiser
Hi Emma, Thank you for the suggestion. I don't believe it's N. wulpiana as there wasn't any orange/light brown color and the thorax didn't have the pattern of N. wulpiana. The abdomen is striped though!

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Southern California Wildlife
Mission
Global Flight
Mission
Flies!
Mission
Morphed Organism ID

Tags

Photographed
PublishedFebruary 25, 2012

Community Sponsor

Butterfly
Become a Community Sponsor and Help Grow our Global Movement!

Accelerate our Mission to Photograph 
Every Species in the World!

Butterflies icon
Become a Community Sponsor

Wildlife Community

Wildlife Community

Join a worldwide community passionate about wildlife and nature!

Join Project Noah

Nature School

Nature School

Transform your green space into a curiosity-creating nature classroom!

Visit Nature School

Wildlife Game

Wildlife Game

Defend wildlife throughout the jungle in thrilling nature game!

Play Baboon

Nature & Conservation Organizations

Brands & Mission-Focused Companies