Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Smoky Mountains
University of Tennessee Biological Field Station
August 8-10, 2008
Details...
 
Photos from the last gathering (Minnesota 2007)

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Tipulomorpha » Crane Flies (Tipulidae) » Tipula » subgenus Vestiplex (Tipula subgenus Vestiplex) » Tipula longiventris
Photo#113340
Unknown Fly - Tipula longiventris
Copyright © 2007 Michael Guenther

Unknown Fly - Tipula longiventris
Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
May 20, 2007
Any thoughts on this flying insect?
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Michael Guenther on 28 May, 2007 - 1:41pm
Last updated 28 May, 2007 - 11:37pm

This is a female crane fly,
and females in this family are usually difficult or impossible to identify. In this case, the extended abdomen suggests this species. This is a guess with no claimed expertise on my part, so don't make any moves until you hear from Dr. Chen Young!
Gayle
… Gayle and Jeanell Strickland, 28 May, 2007 - 3:27pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes, this is a female
of Tipula longiventris. This is a new county record for Delaware County . Thanks - Chen
… Chen Young, 28 May, 2007 - 11:36pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2008 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact