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Crane Fly Big - Tipula abdominalis
Copyright © 2007 Jo Ann Poe-McGavin

Crane Fly Big - Tipula abdominalis
Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
Size: 2 inches
This is caught in a spider web on my porch in 2003. Biggest Crane Fly I've ever seen!
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Contributed by Jo Ann Poe-McGavin on 12 April, 2007 - 12:03pm
Last updated 12 April, 2007 - 1:34pm

Male craen fly
of Tipula abdominalis . The larvae you posted earlier will also turn into this giant. Here is some more info for this species . - Chen
… Chen Young, 12 April, 2007 - 1:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Cool! Thank-you! It's always
Cool! Thank-you! It's always great to link the larvae to an adult.

After looking at the info link--I'm guessing this a male?
… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 12 April, 2007 - 1:33pm login or register to post comments

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