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phantom crane fly? - Emesaya brevipennis
Copyright © 2016 Martha O'Kennon

phantom crane fly? - Emesaya brevipennis
Albion, Calhoun County, Michigan, USA
September 24, 2016
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Contributed by Martha O'Kennon on 27 September, 2016 - 12:06pm
Last updated 20 August, 2017 - 4:18am

Moved
Moved from Metapterini.
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It is just a stick bug!
… Nicola E. Forghani R., 27 September, 2016 - 12:07pm login or register to post comments

 
stick bug
How cool! I've seen walking sticks but never something this delicate!

OK, I went through the guide pages, and the only stick bug that seems to be in range is Diapheromera femorata, the Northern Walkingstick. What a surprise! My friend had in August a walking stick that looked a lot sturdier. You can see it at

http://mokennon.albion.edu/august%202016%2020-/walking%20stick%20insect%208%2024%2016%207.jpg

Since the present one is so much smaller in every dimension, maybe it is the male?
… Martha O'Kennon, 27 September, 2016 - 12:09pm login or register to post comments

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