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Phantom Crane Fly - Bittacomorpha clavipes

Phantom Crane Fly - Bittacomorpha clavipes
Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
I have recorded a couple of video clips where it's walking (very interesting)also small clip of it flying, and cleaning it's front legs.
Love the way this thing flies.

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Phantom Crane Fly - Bittacomorpha clavipes Phantom Crane Fly - Bittacomorpha clavipes

Does our eastern species
make it to Alberta? We seem to remember reading about a western species. Even thought we had an image from out west at one time, but can't see what happened to it.

 
East of Rockies
Based on the old literature I found, B. clavipes is found east of the Rocky Mountains. This photo does not match any of the three other species for which I have descriptions.

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