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Fly - Bittacomorpha clavipes
Copyright © 2007 Nolie Schneider

Fly - Bittacomorpha clavipes
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
May 25, 2007
Size: body 20 mm
Attracted to lights
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Contributed by Nolie Schneider on 26 May, 2007 - 11:47am
Last updated 26 May, 2007 - 3:06pm

Phantom Crane Fly
This one was puzzling to me at first, but it is a phantom crane fly. I had never noticed the faceted thorax before, and never seen one with its wings folded over its back, but other features, such as the legs, are a perfect match. The species is Bittacomorpha clavipes; no other species in Ptychopteridae has those banded legs, none in our region anyway.
… Stephen Cresswell, 26 May, 2007 - 12:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Bittacomorpha clavipes
Thank you, Stephen. I thought it was a very attractive insect.

Nolie
… Nolie Schneider, 26 May, 2007 - 1:43pm login or register to post comments

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