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Tiger Crane Fly

Nephrotoma wulpiana

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Field Notes

Description:

Red-brown flying insect with long legs and clear wings with an iridescent sheen. The abdomen has horizontal stripes.

Habitat:

Angel's Trumpet tree leaf in backyard.

Reference Links:

Nephrotoma suturalis wulpiana, Species Nephrotoma wulpiana - BugGuide.Net

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Comments (5)
HemaShah
HaHa! But i was really happy to see this one. We have a bug shortage! Except for the Ants in the late part of summer. That invasion is something I do not await.
LuisStevens
Emma, now I know I am not the only one getting the bugs outside my house alive.
HemaShah
Spotted one recently inside the home. Trapped it and released it outside. It is a little different than this one.Abdomen is shaped differently and does not have a tip at the end like this one.
Maria dB
especially like the second photo

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PublishedMarch 13, 2012

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