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Giant Crane Fly, compare T. abdominalis - Tipula abdominalis
Copyright © 2004 Cotinis

Giant Crane Fly, compare T. abdominalis - Tipula abdominalis
Durham County, North Carolina, USA
April 27, 2004
Size: 42 mm
Another Giant Crane Fly, found on a wall during the day, adjacent to a lighted window. Length of body was measured at 42 mm. Span of legs, front-to-back, 80-plus mm. Looks similar to Tipula abdominalis (size, similar spots on wings) shown by Salsbury, Insects in Kansas p. 379. (1) T. abdominalis shown in that reference has a white stripe at the base of each femur, which this specimen does not.

Compare similar specimens in the guide: Durham, North Carolina 9/21/04; Georgia 10/3/04; Ontario, Canada 8/19/04.


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Contributed by Cotinis on 9 February, 2005 - 4:04am
Last updated 31 August, 2005 - 10:42am

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