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
 
Photos from the gathering
 
Photos from the 2007 gathering in Minnesota

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Tipulomorpha » Crane Flies (Tipulidae) » Holorusia » Giant Western Crane Fly (Holorusia rubiginosa)
Photo#126190
Western Giant Cranefly - Holorusia rubiginosa - male
Copyright © 2007 Cheryl Moorehead

Western Giant Cranefly - Holorusia rubiginosa - Male
Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
July 8, 2007
Size: body approx 35mm
These guys really like to hang out in the spiny branches of my Rosa rugosa. I flushed this one out while watering.

Images of this individual: tag all
Western Giant Cranefly - Holorusia rubiginosa - male Western Giant Cranefly - Holorusia rubiginosa - male
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Cheryl Moorehead on 10 July, 2007 - 11:28pm

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